Some recent news from our Arts and Crafts friends in Colorado stirred a memory for me more than ten years old. Back when I was an Odyssey of the Mind coach for my son’s school, we journeyed to Boulder for the world finals. One afternoon I…
A trip up to the Grove Park Inn last week was met with a chorus of questions.
Actually, a chorus of one repeated question: “Are you ready for the Conference?”
While I occasionally have to remind our attendees that within the year-long…
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Early last Saturday morning found me sitting in the education room at the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains, NJ, browsing through the program of the morning’s speakers, looking forward to exploring the museum’s current…
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For the first time in more months than I can recall, my Monday morning column did not appear until Tuesday, and for that I apologize, for consistency is critical when it comes to websites.
As an explanation, I have been fortunate that my…
Entitled "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Buffalo School of Arts and Crafts," this international conference will zero in on how and why the Buffalo region became the national capital for design, production and innovation in American Arts and…
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Someone asked me last week how it is that the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn has lasted 31 years.
Obviously, there are many reasons to cite, but I’ll add a name you don't know to the list.
Tom Smith.
Tom Smith…
