Crafting Your Own Collection: Part 2
We all have special talents and if one of yours happens to be crafting household items or working on projects with your own two hands (or you've always wanted to learn how) be sure to look into our special Pre-Conference Workshops held each…
Heintz Metalware Continues to Grow in Popularity
What a difference a little bit of silver can make.
In 1902, Otto Heintz set up the Arts & Crafts Shop in Buffalo, New York, where he manufactured modest desk sets, stamp boxes and tall candlesticks decorated with applied enamel over a textured…
Crafting Your Own Collection: Part 1
We all have special talents and if one of yours happens to be crafting household items with your own two hands (or you've always wanted to learn how) be sure to look into our special Pre-Conference Workshops held each year at the National Arts…
The Tragic End to Albert Stickley’s Life
Here's one from our backlogs, a little history for you on the "irascible" Stickley brother.
Each of the Stickley brothers - Albert, Charles, Leopold and John - remain slightly obscured by the shadow of their larger-than-life older brother Gustav.…
Dod Stewart – Collector and Art Patron – Passes Away
George "Dod" Stewart, known to many in the art pottery world and a familiar face at every one of the 28 Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conferences, passed away on Friday, July 17, at the age of 67. Funeral services were held on Thursday, July…
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