Saturday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
We blew the doors off the G.P.I. yesterday.
After twenty-five years you might think that the energy, the anticipation, the excitement might begin to dwindle, or, if nothing else, at least begin to moderate. Rather than standing in line for…
Friday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
I was just recalling that a year ago right now we were awaiting an overnight delivery of showcases from New Jersey, hoping they would arrive in time for the exhibitors who had ordered them to get their antiques unpacked and displayed before…
Thursday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
It doesn’t seem to matter how early I get up, this week I always feel like I'm an hour behind. I generally have this column posted before seven o'clock, but here I am at eight-thirty, dripping coffee and donut crumbs on my laptop.
My greatest…
Wednesday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
The two women in my life - my wife Leigh Ann and my office assistant and website manager Alex - know that often the first words they hear from me each morning are, "I have an idea."
Most of my ideas occur to me in the early morning hours,…
Tuesday Morning: Arts and Crafts Week
It's a bit eerie sitting here in my office at five in the morning, as half of my Arts & Crafts furniture is gone to an exhibit at the Preservation Society's 1909 office as part of their house tour this weekend, many of my small North 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.