To An Athlete Dying Young
On Friday, June 9th, my nephew Army Specialist Bryant Luxmore was shot and killed by two snipers as he led his platoon down an unnamed street in an unknown village in Afghanistan. He was 25. "BJ", as he was known to everyone, had earned a…
Tales of the Bizarre – Arts & Crafts Style
One of the benefits of doing research is coming across all sorts of unusual (or is it 'useless' ?) information about the Arts & Crafts pioneers we often place on pedestals. But one of the advantages of having this website is that we can…
Dead Trees and Downy Woodpeckers
I have a thing about dead trees.
As someone who owns five chain saws, two of which I bought myself, the third was a gift from the Grove Park Inn (that's a story for another time), the fourth was left behind by a renter who skipped out in…
“I Have One Just Like It, Except…”
I stepped onto our deck a few minutes before noon on Sunday morning and announced to Leigh Ann that a Gustav Stickley library table had just sold for $396,500.
She looked up from her most recent issue of "Garden & Gun."
"Was it like one…
Three Days, Three Cities
Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle.
Temple Square, Castro Street, Pike Place Market.
Each formerly a haven for social outcasts, each now a popular tourist attraction.
And with just a few hours between appearances and airport security…
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.