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Michigan’s Tiles.

In addition to the sheep-peeping I did in Michigan earlier this month, I also took in some beautiful tilework made by Detroit’s own Pewabic Pottery. As I learned when touring the stunning Guardian Building in downtown Detroit (with its richly glazed Pewabic Pottery ceiling tiles), Pewabic Pottery was founded on Arts and Crafts principles [...]
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Sheepish Michigan.

Last weekend I took a trip to Michigan for a few days. A highlight of the trip was a visit to a farm museum in Dearborn–Greenfield Village. The place itself is more than farm, however; it’s an odd and bustling tribute to Henry Ford’s vision of American ingenuity and inventiveness, with some traditional [...]
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