Looking Out for Ed
With the 33rd National Arts and Crafts Conference now just a week away, I have been making regular trips up Sunset Mountain to the iconic 1913 Grove Park Inn. Sometimes I’m checking the measurements of a ceiling, looking to see what…
Our Inner Fire
With the 33rd National Arts and Crafts Conference now two weeks away, it’s not unusual for me to get a phone call from a reporter wanting some additional information on the conference and the three daily shows.
Thirty-three years…
A Tribute to a Friend
If it is a rarity to have been a pioneer in one field, then what words do you use to describe someone who had such vision, energy, and foresight to have been a pioneer in three completely different fields of study?
Those…
A Family Affair
This week’s Collector’s Guide down below is one we pulled from our archives, as it deals with Arts and Crafts antiques which once had been inside the 1913 Grove Park Inn. Thinking about it brought back memories of some of my first…
Silent Auction Fever: Catch It!
Each year about this time we get a phone call from someone wanting to know if it is too early to sign up for next month’s National Arts and Crafts Conference.
Little do they know that around here, working on the Arts and Crafts Conference…
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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.