“If you had come to the Grove Park Inn in 1913…”
Many, many years ago, as I was writing my first book on Grove Park Inn and planning one of the early Arts & Crafts Conferences, I wrote:
"If you had come to the Grove Park Inn in 1913, you could have sat in Old Hickory rockers, read beneath…
“Give me two good reasons…..”
Many, many years ago, when I was an antiques dealer, we had a saying: the best thing that can happen to an antiques shop is to have one open next door.
The logic was simple -- give people two reasons to come and they are twice as likely to…
Expecting the Unexpected – Wherever You Are
While I was in Peoria last week I had the opportunity to take some long, afternoon walks, one of which took me to the Illinois Antiques Center, an old brick warehouse on the Illinois River that has been converted into offices, an art gallery…
“But what will the neighbors think?”
My latest little journey has brought me to Peoria, Illinois, where my mother's unexpected triple by-pass surgery prompted an unplanned family reunion.
Yesterday I went walking in search of the day's final burst of sunshine that would take the…
Letting Your Curiosity Lead You Astray
Curiosity is a wonderful thing.
And wonderful things happen when people get curious.
Take Laura Hope-Gill, for instance.
A poet and writer, she has been researching material for her latest book, Look Up Asheville, a guide to Asheville's…
About Us
ArtsandCraftsCollector.com is a website dedicated to exploring the works, artisans, historical origins and the contemporary revival of the American Arts & Crafts Movement. The historic movement started as a response to the country’s Industrial Revolution and encouraged simple design paying tribute to the natural world over the intricate design of the Victorian era.