Today we visited Mr. Iwano Ichibei, a paper maker who was awarded the rank of Intangible Cultural Property, the highest honor in Japan for the arts. He lives in the quiet hamlet of Echizen, a...

Day 1 of my Japan trip. Guided by my stepson, Sosha Smith, we're exploring the Tohoku region that was devastated by the 2011 tsunami. Here are the view of the Matsushima Bay today and the...

“This is the personal printing press that belonged to Elbert Hubbard,” explained Curt Maranto, as he toured me through the printing room at Roycroft Campus in the village of East Aurora, half-an-hour outside of Buffalo,...

I recently came across a TED Talk by Lkshmi Pratury on the lost art of letter writing. She speaks of the connection she was able to keep with her father through old letters after he...

  Today marks the beginning steps of restoration on our 20th Century Reliance Iron Hand Press. Those of you who have visited the shop may have seen the disassembled press in the corner. It’s been...

Tacoma's Spaceworks nets $100K grant from Chase Foundation "Tacoma’s Spaceworks program has received a $100,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, for use toward its Creative Business Strategic Growth Plan." We (The Arts & Crafts...

Yes, it's that time of the year! Would you like to join us at the 29th annual Arts & Crafts Conference at Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC this weekend (Feb 18th- 20th)?  At the show...

Thank you, to all of you who came to my block printing workshop this Sunday at Craft in America Center in Beverly Hills, CA. With considerable talent and power of concentration in our group, everyone...

Want to come see us at the 29th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference for free? Email us at info@artsandcraftspress.com with your name and number of people and we'll send them your way!