Little Journeys

Having a Drink – With Gus

It was a steamy, sultry day in New York City, the kind of day when you want to slip into a cool, wood-paneled bar and sip a cold beer in a frosted glass with an old friend. Instead, I found myself standing over a smelly subway grate at the…

Steve Jobs, You Let Me Down

No, I did not buy the iPhone4. My disappointment with Mr. Jobs and his staff stems from an incident I had this weekend involving a PowerPoint presentation I was making at the inaugural Handmade in America Craft, Architecture & Design Expo.…

Reflections On the Evolution of a Career in Journalism

Late last year, when I was getting mentally ready to take the plunge into ArtsandCraftsCollector.com, I often worried about whether or not I could generate enough material to fill four feature slots: In the News, Collector’s Guide, Around…

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…

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