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…
Video Shoots and Conference Preparations
I have just returned from a four-day video shoot in chilly Cleveland for the Minwax Company, which I had hoped would give me a story to tell about a trip over to the popular Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But that was not to be. I was up by…
Our Arts and Crafts Pets
Its been one of those weeks with nothing newsworthy to report, so I have recycled a column I wrote several Decembers ago:
Leigh Ann and I live in a typical, 1970s, split-level ranch house. What makes it not so typical is that it sits on top…
About Us
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.