Monday: Conference Week
Part 1: A Seven Day Series
Its cold here in Asheville on this Monday morning of Arts and Crafts Conference week.
Exactly the way we want it.
As they say in the mountains of Western North Carolina, if you don’t like the weather, just…
Your Next Little Journey
I must confess to having gone nowhere this week, at least not outside of a couple of trips to the printer in Asheville and two meetings at the Grove Park Inn.
For many of you, your next little journey may also be taking you into Asheville…
Sailing into the Sunset
My latest little journey took me just ten miles and lasted only two hours, but it left me in Barcelona, Spain.
It began at the home of a close family friend who had asked for my assistance in determining how she and her family should handle…
A Silent Auction Adventure
I attended my first silent auction thirty-six years ago, soon after I had left teaching to start Knock On Wood Antique Repair & Restoration in Iowa City. The auction was a benefit for the University of Iowa Art Museum, and I had donated…
Random Acts
At first he was a little suspicious as I approached him, his car still idling in a clearly marked Fire Lane outside our modest Fairview post office. Having spent much of the past week with my 90-year-old father, I could tell this man had surpassed…
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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.