Bride’s Basket: Silver Or Not?
As a kid JB admired a silver, now tarnished, handled basket with a clear glass lining. She calls it her grandmother’s German silver bride’s basket. It consists of a filigreed …
It’s Complicated by Gerrie Shapiro
Artist Gerrie Shapiro talks about her exhibit, It’s Complicated, through April 5 at Rubenstein Chan Contemporary Art in Carpinteria. Watch Video
Young Buys Like Vintage Original Prints
Young family guy RT wrote that he likes 1940s lithograph prints in a realist style. He picked up online two nudes by Emil Weddige (1907-2001). RT wants to know about …
Weirdest Happenings in the Art World
Santa Barbara appraiser Elizabeth Stewart discusses the weirdest happenings in the art world today. Watch Video
Finding Lost Art
MN enjoyed buying storage lockers whose owners defaulted on payments. He bought one in the early 2000s in San Diego and stuffed boxes of books and papers into his own …
The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara
Members Lauren Trujillo, Kerry Parker, Carolyn Jabs, and Janessa Van Vechten talk about how the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara raised almost $1.4 in grants. Watch Video
Butcher Block Comes Home to John Muir Street
In my Lake Arrowhead shed lurks a beast, a four-hundred-pound vintage butcher block table. During one of its many laborious moves, it lost four legs and now only the massive …
Elizabeth’s Favorite Quirky Museums
Santa Barbara appraiser Elizabeth Stewart talks about her favorite quirky museums. Watch Video
Haunted Spirit House at the Museum of Jurassic Technology
A reader found inspiration in my article about a successful donation of a hammer to the Zagreb Museum of Broken Relationships. GG wants to donate a miniature haunted spirit house. …
The Shark is Broken
Director Pesha Rudnick and actors Gildart Jackson, Will Block, and Adam Poole talk about Ensemble Theatre Company‘s production of The Shark is Broken. Watch Video