Archive for the 'Art' Category

Happy New Year, and Have You Heard of Scowters?

Published on January 18, 2013

Hello all! The holidays have come and gone, and we are almost 3 weeks into the new year! Faster than a speeding bullet, I tell you!

I believe this is going to be an exciting year – we have projects and opportunities everywhere we turn! So let’s just say it’s 2013 is going to rock. There, settled that.

Today I’m announcing Project #1: Scowters!

What, you ask, is that? It’s a coast-to-coast conglomerate of dealers who have gotten together and organized weekly flash sales. This is a truly diverse and talented bunch, dealing in many genres including high-end modern design,…

Cyber Monday and Other Modern Phenomenon

Published on November 26, 2012

How was your Thanksgiving? I hope it was lovely – filled with family and friends, food and drink.

(hint: don’t forget to read all the way to the end of this post!)

And I hope it did not get buried, brushed aside in favor of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and the push to spend, buy, shop! Doesn’t it already seem like a long time ago, Thanksgiving?

Now, however, the holiday season is seriously here. No escaping it. Steve and I have a rule – we don’t shop for, discuss, or think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving. It’s an effort…

Hudson Photo Album

Published on August 14, 2012

Another week, another bunch of photos from the shop. Many items from last week’s post have sold, some off the shop floor but quite a few via emails and calls in response to the blog post. Thank you so much to the customers who read my ramblings here and respond when you see something that piques your interest. As one of my favorite customers commented, after contacting his college roommate about a certain Arts & Crafts lamp, “The system is working!”

This week I felt moved to shoot some artwork. Our partners, New Scotland Antiques, brought in a handful of…