Little Journeys

Finding the Unexpected

While I know it is frustrating to read a review of a museum exhibition that has already closed, I felt I must share with you my recent tour of the Smithsonian exhibition "Women, Art & Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise." This…

A New Conference Addition

Anytime the subject of the approaching 30th anniversary National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn comes up, people invariably ask, "Are you pulling out all the stops this year?" To which I reply, "I pull out all the stops…

The Passing of a Legend

I cannot say that I accidentally wandered into Don Magner's Arts and Crafts antique shop in the SoHo district of Manhattan that fall day in 1987, for I had carried his Lafayette Street address in my wallet along with me from my home in North…

The Passing of a Legend

I cannot say that I accidentally wandered into Don Magner's Arts and Crafts antique shop in the SoHo district of Manhattan that fall day in 1987, for I had carried his Lafayette Street address in my wallet along with me from my home in North…

It’s More Than Just Stuff

I was a little tardy in getting my Monday morning column posted this week, but for good reason, as Leigh Ann and I traveled from Asheville up to Morris Plains, New Jersey for the annual Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms symposium and gala…

Struggling to Make Sense of It

A few weeks ago I postulated that William Morris hedged his bets a bit on the new Arts and Crafts style by also continuing to produce Victorian wallpaper designs. I mentioned it as we were beginning to mail out more than 25,000 paper brochures…

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