Ace is the Place for Me
I love Ace Hardware.
So much, in fact, that I was in an Ace Hardware store three times this week, and each time I left with exactly what I came to get, plus a couple of other things I had forgotten I needed.
Things like a six-inch, eye-bolt…
Stood Up — Again!
The lady was a no-show.
The Pink Lady, that is.
If you have read a few of my earlier columns, you know I have been hearing stories about the Grove Park Inn's resident ghost -- a beautiful young woman in a flowing pink gown -- since my first…
Remembering Kitty
She was the Queen of the Roycroft Renaissance.
Author, activist, historian, lecturer, tour guide, preservationist, innkeeper -- the list is seemingly endless of the many roles which Kitty Turgeon played over the course of five decades on…
A Walk with Frederick Law Olmsted
One of the most critical components of directing a successful Arts and Crafts Conference is knowing what people want.
And it's really quite easy.
Just ask.
A few years ago people answered, suggesting something different on Saturday evening,…
Squeezing the Juice Out of a Lemon
"When handed a lemon, make lemonade."
We've all been handed our share of lemons, and I picked one of my own last week on my trip to San Diego.
Unlike a couple of earlier trips, on this one I had a rare afternoon to myself, so had put on…
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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.