Sharpening Our Focus
If you are a close reader of this website, you may have already noticed two changes we made these past few days.
In an effort to focus more on the collecting aspects of Arts and Crafts, we have introduced a new feature entitled "What's It…
A Presidential Visit Prompts a Presidential Secret
I love doing research.
And if there is one thing I have learned about writing, it's that the more research you do, the easier it is to write.
One of my goals for the month of November had been to finish the rough draft of my next book, Tales…
Make It an Arts and Crafts Holiday
Thanksgiving, besides being my favorite holiday, is always a transitional weekend. For most of us, it signals the end of Fall and the beginning of Winter, the final blowing of the leaves and the first parking of the car inside the garage.…
It’s Just One Big House!
With the Arts & Crafts Conference just three months away, I've been making regular trips up Sunset Mountain to the Grove Park Inn lately. As you may know, the Inn has new owners, and just like when we buy an older house, they want to make…
Friday Night Inspections and Reflections
This past weekend was auction weekend here in Asheville.
We are fortunate to have Brunk Auctions nearby, for not only does it give those of us too tired for the late night bar and music scene, for which downtown Asheville is noted, a place…
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.