Little Journeys

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…

The Forgotten Brother

Editor's note: the following article has been re-published. Original date of publication: May 12th, 2020.    Publisher Peter Copeland of the Parchment Press was correct when he wrote, “If Gustav Stickley was considered ‘the forgotten…

A Legacy of Love for Books

This article has been republished. Original date of publication: November 19th, 2019.   I come from a family of teachers. Both my grandmother and my mother taught at one-room schoolhouses on the Illinois prairie, named Hopewell School…

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