Statues, Plaques and Trash Cans
After leaving East Aurora two weeks ago, I drove east for a couple of hours until I reached Syracuse, a city best known to Arts and Crafts devotees as the birthplace of Craftsman furniture. It was in Syracuse in 1901 that Gustav Stickley first…
A Fawn’s Little Journey
Five minutes after Leigh Ann and I had lifted this little fawn out of Lake Lure and away from the jaws of a hungry muskrat, we knew he couldn't stay with us for very long (Go to "Archives" below for Part I of this tale.).
After spending two…
Nursing a Two-Day Old Baby
It was not how I had intended to spend my weekend.
Not that I have ever intentionally modeled my life after theirs, but I have known for many years that when Elbert Hubbard needed to relax, he escaped to a small cabin his son Burt had built…
A Day in Cedar Rapids
Yes, I know it doesn’t sound very exciting, but when you're on a quest for information, you go wherever the next lead takes you.
I was headed back to the Midwest to celebrate my parents' 65th wedding anniversary last week and took the opportunity…
Getting Any Wiser?
I know I'm not getting any younger, but every now and then I think I just might finally be getting a little wiser.
Case in point: Last week, while we were at the lake preparing to duck meteors, a large sweet chestnut tree fell across the…
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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.