National Vietnam War Veterans Day
President Peter Bie and Secretary/Treasurer Tom Elliott talk about Santa Barbara Chapter 218 of the Vietnam Veterans of America‘s celebration for National Vietnam War Veterans Day on Saturday, March 29.
1970s Table Lamp: A Swirling Compilation of Many Styles
HK sent me a matched pair of lamps. One, a table lamp. The other a swag chandelier designed in a swirling compilation of many styles to create grandeur that cannot …
Photography Exhibit FARE TRADE
Photographers Patricia Houghton Clarke and Brett Leigh Dicks talk about their exhibit FARE TRADE at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara Art Gallery. Watch Video
Valuables That Barely Escaped the Garbage
Following is my list of ten objects my clients thought of as junk until I saw them. In all the cases below, the client called me to a home to …
19th Century Miniature Salesman’s Sample
LW owns a miniature pine dry sink, the type, when in large scale, was used before indoor plumbing. They typically lined the basin with zinc, soapstone, or copper. The dimensions …
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Eichholz Foundation Director Amada Cruz and Director of Education Patsy Hicks talk about what’s going on at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Watch Video
Meaningful Hindu Temple Shrine Tapestry
IP met me at Avalon Conservation Labs in Goleta with an antique piece of tapestry, about forty-two-inch square, framed inside a Lucite box. He got it from a family involved …
Chumash Basketry: Art & Life
Curator Emeritus of Ethnography Jan Timbrook PhD talks about the new Chumash Basketry: Art & Life exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Watch Video
Historic Western Flyer to Santa Barbara
Tom Keffer from the Western Flyer Foundation joins Education Coordinator Jason Statucki and Director of Development Emily Duncan from the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. They discuss the historic Western Flyer …
Exquisite Newel Post Gaslighting Fixture
BC in Carpinteria owns an ornate lamp. In the late 19th century people considered it an exquisite newel post gaslighting fixture, beautiful yet deadly. First let’s talk about the symbolism …