Seller Beware!
It seems in recent weeks that I have received an increased number of emails from readers who are wanting to sell an antique or work of art. In addition to wanting my recommendation for how to go about selling it, they invariably also want…
Hoping for the Unexpected
I am in the midst of a seven day road trip, so have dipped into our files for a column I had written previously. By next week I'll have a fresh adventure to share!
Washington has never claimed to be the birthplace of the Arts & Crafts…
Have We Become a Tradition?
It was an uneventful Sunday night after an uneventful week, which sometimes is just what we need, right
And so I picked up the latest issue of a glossy regional magazine, intrigued by a cover story which read “Bold Re-Do for a Grove Park…
A Long Story and a Hard Lesson
During a conversation I was having with a reporter last week, I was asked how I got started as a woodworker and antiques restorer, two of my former careers and still my favorite hobbies. After five years as a high school English teacher (yet…
Three Bookcases, Three Stories
What happens when a former literature teacher turns Arts and Crafts furniture collector?
Stickley bookcases become very desirable.
Nearly four decades ago, Mrs. Zamansky provided me with my first, a sixty-inch wide, two-door model that she…
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.