Little Journeys

Original Finish, Original Choices

  Reading this week’s story about the 1901 Gustav Stickley Morris chair which sold for nearly $50,000, largely due to the fact that it still had its original finish and original leather upholstery, reminded me of two experiences I have…

Staining Leather

  If you saw last week’s column, you know I have been restoring a Gustav Stickley ladder back chair which had been hanging from the rafters in my barn, awaiting a trip up the hill to my workshop. Last week I cut, stretched, and tacked…

A New Leather Seat

  I love workshops. I don’t care whether it’s a woodworking shop, a pottery studio, a stained-glass workplace, or a metalsmith’s workshop, I just love wandering around and looking at their machinery, their specialized tools, their…

Explaining the Unexpected

  If you never thought that Arts and Crafts collectors were obsessed with their pieces, you will be convinced otherwise after reading this. During last week’s Zoom session entitled “Furniture 101”  hosted by the Stickley Museum…

Life’s Lessons Learned

  A good friend of mine had an unfortunate experience not long ago buying an expensive painting while traveling out of state. Having been in that situation myself more than once, I could empathize with him, as he was faced with the challenge…

Preparing for the Virus

  When I was nine years old, my friends and I each paid our thirty-five cents at the Duchess Theatre to see a young Steve McQueen in “The Blob.” Halfway through the movie I bolted, terrified, deserting my friends and dashing out into…

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