Two Ships, Two Tragedies, Two Mysteries
Over the course of this past week I saw portions of no fewer than five television specials inspired by the sinking of the Titanic on April 15th, exactly one hundred years ago.
While the sinking of the luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage…
Building Bridges
After last February's Arts & Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn, I reached out to each of my seminar speakers, asking them for suggestions for the next roster of speakers I will be preparing in the coming months. While I expected recommendations…
Hillsides, Waterfalls and Leaves
It was a project doomed from the start.
When I moved into my forty-year-old ranch house built on a small, wooded knoll, it had a deck off the end of the second floor living room, as well as three six-foot square, tiered planting beds cut into…
Finding Order Amid Chaos
I have discovered the secret to marital bliss.
My wife and I share, among other things, our two-car garage. In our previous lives, I had a woodworking shop that was separate from my garage, so I never really learned to share it with…
Fathers, Sons and Grandsons
My father never met a stranger.
We spent this past weekend together here in Asheville, as he and my mother were making a two-week road trip down through the South, seeing friends and relatives on a loop through Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina,…
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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.