An Army of Imitators
After a week on the road, I returned home to the first of several warm spring days and a farm sprouting as many vicious brambles and thorny locust saplings as dainty daffodils and timid crocus buds. Despite my irregular attempts this…
Father, Sons and Road Trips
I have often told any father who has a son or daughter in high school that my most memorable experience with either of my sons was not on a ride at Disneyworld, not on a family vacation, not sitting on wooden bleachers watching an athletic…
Watch Out for Those Cheap, Green Pots
While it was never intended to do so, each year the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn kicks off a new year for Arts and Crafts collectors.
And before we lose any momentum, our attention now turns to the annual convention…
The Lady in Room 545
For each of the past 27 years there has been one guest at the Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference whom I have never been able to please.
She doesn’t attend any of the seminars, skips all of the Small Group Discussions, glides unseen…
Post Conference Musings – and a Question
I normally have my weekly Monday column posted by 6:00am, but it was after midnight last night when we closed the door on the last exhibitor's truck, turning the Grand Ballroom back over to the Grove Park Inn's staff who by tonight will have…
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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.