Little Journeys

A Trip to East Aurora

by Kate Nixon   For many of us, 2023 has continued to bring us opportunities for travel after years of…well…not being able to. We are quickly approaching the season where folks cash in their vacation days and leave the nest to travel.…

Guiding Spirit: The Legend of Irene Sargeant

by Kate Nixon   As a person who published an 88-page catalog continuing a now 36-year tradition, I'll be the first to tell you: it is a venture of increasing difficulty and not for the faint of heart. The catalog has remained an annual…

From Groucho to Elbert to Edith

Editor's note: This article has been republished. Original date of publication: January 17th, 2022.     I have never been a member of any country club, in part, I suppose, because I have never been invited to be a member of any…

Making Metallic Memories

  A major element of what makes Arts and Crafts shows such a valuable experience is the ability to view or participate in the maker’s process, either through watching demonstrations or being able to make or design your own Arts and Crafts…

Don’t Make It a White-Ring Christmas

This article has been republished. Images have been updated. Original date of publication: December 6th, 2015.     My latest little journey took me no further than from my living room to my workshop, for it was time for my annual…

The Spirit of the Show

A Special Little Journeys by Kate Nixon   When Bruce and I shook hands this past January and signed my new role as conference director of the National Arts and Crafts Conference and Shows into effect, I was elated -- and instantly, I…

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