Those Pre-Conference Activities
While at first glance it may seem like the 30th National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn is a three-day event, we actually have enough pre-conference activities to give you an excuse to come to Asheville a day earlier.
(And…
Hacks, Clones and Snow
Maybe Vladimir Putin doesn't like Arts and Crafts either.
Our week started with the realization that internet hackers had targeted the National Arts and Crafts Conference. They didn't actually get into our site and caused no damage, but did…
Reflections and Resolutions
I’m sitting here this morning next to the cold ashes in our fireplace, looking across the room at a still brightly lit Christmas tree that in a few days will be propped against a fence on our small farm, providing shelter for the nuthatches…
Reflections and Resolutions
I'm sitting here this morning next to the cold ashes in our fireplace, looking across the room at a still brightly lit Christmas tree that in a few days will be propped against a fence on our small farm, providing shelter for the nuthatches…
A Room at the Inn?
If you are expecting a poignant post-Christmas column, I am sorry to disappoint you, for one of the many aspects that drew me into the Arts and Crafts philosophy is that it doesn't involve religion or politics.
Besides, the Grove Park Inn…
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