Sunday Morning: Conference Week
And then it was over -- or nearly so.
For twelve months most of my thoughts, my plans, my worries, and my concerns were focused on reaching this day.
Would the weather cooperate?
Would the people come?
Would the exhibitors bring their…
Saturday Morning: Conference Week
It’s a corny line, but one that I could not help but think about yesterday: if you build it, they will come.
One hundred and one years ago E. W. Grove built a hotel overlooking Asheville, filled it with Arts and Crafts furniture, and gave…
Friday Morning: Conference Week
Yesterday was our day of biggest change.
We started the morning with an empty Grand Ballroom and surrounding meeting rooms, then precisely at eight o'clock in the morning the madness began. More than one hundred exhibitors in trucks, vans,…
Thursday Morning: Conference Week
What a difference a week can make!
Last week here in Asheville we were literally snowed in, as were many of you, except that here in the South we don't deal with snow very well. Most people living here have not driven in snow and ice enough…
Wednesday Morning: Conference Week
Tuesday was uneventful, which is precisely what everyone wants when moving. The sun was shining, what little that remained of last week's snow was melting, and everyone's spirits were rising by the hour.
This weekend we are going to switch…
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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.