Paper or Plastic – or Virtual?
My latest book, entitled "Arts & Crafts Shopmarks: 1895-1940," is currently at the printer, where they are preparing a proof for me to approve, hopefully before Christmas. That would be a nice gift for me.
There's an old joke about a…
Waiting For a “Real” Job
While I have since returned to Asheville, I am writing this week's column from a sushi bar in Chicago's O'Hare airport, en route back home from a week in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Eau Claire (French for "Clear Water") is not your typical vacation…
Saving Our Arts and Crafts Economy
You've heard the facts.
The average American will spend $700 this season on Christmas gifts.
If just $64 of that were to be spent on gifts made in America, we would create 200,000 new jobs.
And until we create new jobs, our economy isn’t…
Antiquing in Salt Lake City
As our plane began its gradual descent into the Great Salt Lake Valley, I could not help but wonder how anyone a hundred and sixty years ago could have made their way into this vast, desolate plateau, let alone be able to live there.
My home…
Antiques in Albuquerque: Watching Dealers Deal
Years ago, as I was setting up the antiques show at the Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference, David Rago and I were having a conversation during which looked about the ballroom and observed, "You know, if you put twelve antiques dealers…
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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.