Rainy Day Projects In an Arts & Crafts Office
Give me a long weekend, a son home from college without a summer job and a forecast laden with rain, and I can come up with a long list of projects in my office.
At the top of this week’s list came the task of pulling every book I own off…
Craftsman Farms Birthday Celebration Being Planned
It’s a Little Journey we each should take.
While Elbert Hubbard seemingly never made one of his famous Little Journeys to Craftsman Farms, the 5000 square-foot log home Gustav Stickley designed and constructed in Morris Plains, New Jersey,…
April 3, 1897 – When the Doors First Opened….
As preparations are being finalized for the fifth annual Arts & Crafts Chicago Show and Sale, I cannot help but reflect on the role such shows and exhibitions have played in the history of the Arts & Crafts movement.
While no one has…
Art (and Antiques) Can Be An Expensive Mistress
By now nearly everyone in the art and antiques world has heard of the recording-breaking price of $106,500,000.00 paid last week for Pablo Picasso’s “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust.” Painted in 1932, the painting features his mistress Marie-Therese…
Art Pottery Collectors: Take Heed!
Members of the American Art Pottery Association just wrapped up their annual convention, held this year in Cleveland two weeks ago. The event involved local tours, seminars, book signings, a Friday night auction and a two-day art pottery show…
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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.