Making an Arts and Crafts Difference
June 12, 1935.
On this date F. Scott Fitzgerald had lunch with friends in Tryon, North Carolina, as he celebrated the completion of a short story he had been writing in room 441 at the Grove Park Inn. Fearing tuberculosis and desperate to…
Walking Toward the Simple Life
I have often written about the many aspects of being an Arts and Crafts collector, but more recently I have been thinking about one of the often overlooked tenets of the Arts and Crafts philosophy: the quest for The Simple Life.
Our homes…
Following Fitzgerald’s Footsteps
The best part of writing is not the publication, it's the research.
And the best part of research is the occasional day trip in search of nuggets of information.
My next historical novel revolves around F. Scott Fitzgerald's two years in…
Another Airport, Another Project
Last week found me traveling to Fort Lauderdale, city of a thousand strip malls, and once again my trip ended with me sitting in an airport planning my next house project.
If you read last week's column, you know that my previous trip had…
Project Quail
As you well know, anyone who thinks business travel is exciting spends most of their time at home.
But if there is one thing sitting in an airport in Salt Lake City, waiting for a pilot to arrive from Boston can do, is give you time to make…
About Us
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.