Collectors Guide
Springtime for Art Pottery Fans at Treadway
May 8, 2021by Kate Nixon Art pottery bright with spring colors, a colorful Wisteria lamp, Arts and Crafts metal and more will be available to bid on May 16th at Treadway’s 20th Century Decorative Arts auction. This 400-lot sale consists of ceramics, lighting, textiles, glass and fine art in several …
Read More...The Importance of Connecting: Small Group Discussions in the Era of Covid
May 1, 2021by Kate Nixon Long before the word “Zoom” found its way into typical discussion, the community that looks forward to making their annual vacation to the Grove Park Inn for the National Arts and Crafts Conference and Shows would make time to gather in a small room or anywhere …
Read More...Roycroft Table Lamps
April 24, 2021Editor’s note: this article is a re-publication of an article originally published September 20th, 2011. (nearly 1o years ago!) Continuing our exploration of Roycroft, this article focuses on the table lamps – an amalgamation of colorful leaded glass and hand-hammered copper bases – created through the talents of the hardworking …
Read More...Roycroft Leather: A Creative Medium
April 19, 2021by Kate Nixon Editor’s note: the image has been changed. Roycroft hand-tooled leather hand purse. Image courtesy of AcStickley.com. Elbert Hubbard was truly a Renaissance man, evidenced as the development of the Roycroft campus’ reputation grew. While he is known today for Roycroft furniture and copper, Hubbard’s increasing …
Read More...The Well-Crafted Legacy of the Stickley Family
April 12, 2021by Amanda Clifford Editor’s note: to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Stickley Museum in Fayetteville, NY (formerly the L. & J.G. Stickley factory), we’re giving director Amanda Clifford this space to tell us about the new addition to the museum which reveals the history of the furniture giants, the …
Read More...Arts and Crafts Collections from Asheville and North Carolina Up For Bid At Brunks
April 5, 2021by Kate Nixon A book signed by Elbert Hubbard, a number of Rookwood vases, Gorham silver and other works from Asheville, North Carolina collections will be up for bid in an online auction this weekend from Asheville auctioneers Brunk Auctions. Brunk Auctions will hold their Emporium auction, a three-day …
Read More...Craftsman Associated Cabinetmakers: A Stickley Reunion
March 26, 2021by Kate Nixon Above: Gustav Stickley and Leopold Stickley, brothers and business partners Among Gustav Stickley’s many versions of his Craftsman ventures, one of the more short-lived and lesser known attempts in the later years of his time as a business man was the Stickley Associated Cabinetmakers, …
Read More...The Saturday Evening Girls Club: A Story Worth Telling
March 22, 2021by Kate Nixon Saturday Evening Girls working in the Paul Revere Pottery in Boston. House Beautiful, June 1912. The story of the Saturday Evening Girls is beloved: a story of turn of the century determination and an early example of immigrant women developing useful trade skills to make a career …
Read More...DVE Jardiniere, Stickley Piano Bench Sells in the Five Figures: Review of Toomey & Co’s Auction
March 15, 2021by Kate Nixon Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts Toomey & Co Auctioneers March 14th, 2021 Nearly all the lots in Toomey & Co Auctioneers’ recent March 14th auction, Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts, sold either in their estimate range or past the high estimate. …
Read More...Researching Janet: Finding the Story of Arts and Crafts Metalsmith Janet Payne Bowles
March 8, 2021by Kate Nixon March 8th, 2021 – we’re re-publishing this archived story to help celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. Here’s to keeping these stories alive… If you’d like examples of other women artists and craftspeople to study, you may want to check out the Stickley Museum’s series “Making …
Read More...Next
Stay Updated
Bruce Johnson
Author, Columnist and Director of the National Arts & Crafts Conference at The Grove Park Inn since 1988
ph: 828.628.1915
Mon.-Fri. 9-5pm (EST)
Email Us