Little Journeys

Seminar Reflections

  At one of our early Arts and Crafts Conferences at the Grove Park Inn, I had asked a well-known collector to deliver one of our seven seminars. After a disappointing, lackluster performance, the speaker met me at the back of the room…

A Sticky Problem

  One of the problems with growing older is that we sometimes lose track of when we started our various projects. It’s easy for me to remember that this will be the 35th year for the Arts and Crafts Conference at the historic 1913 Grove…

A Man Who Died For His Art

  Last week I attended a graveside service for a dear friend who recently passed away. It was held at Asheville’s historic Riverside Cemetery, the names of whose inhabitants read like titles in a history of Asheville. Among them is that…

Looking Ahead and Back in Time

  This time of year my journeys are pretty much restricted to trips to the post office, the printer, and the Grove Park Inn, as we are in the midst of our final preparations for next month’s 35th National Arts and Crafts Conference.…

Kiln Closings

  During one of the early Arts and Crafts Conferences at the Grove Park Inn, I arranged for our attendees to tour the Pisgah Forest Pottery, a small compound of 1920s buildings nestled in an idyllic valley a few miles west of Asheville.…

The Storm Will Pass

  We start this new year with far more uncertainty than any of us had anticipated six months ago. The Covid virus has not yet subsided and may, in fact, remain with us for many years to come. Our uncertainty has been fueled by a stream…

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