Santa Barbara Studio Artists
Santa Barbara Studio Artists Stan and Tricia Evenson, Misa ART, and Joan Rosenberg-Dent discuss their 23nd Annual Open Studios Tour, featuring the works of 26 studio artists, along with exclusive …
James Glisson: Curator of Contemporary Art
James Glisson talks about his new job as Curator of Contemporary Art at Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Watch Video
Arancia String Quartet
The Music Academy of the West’s Arancia Quartet—Miyabi Henriksen, violin; Steven Song, violin; Sheng-Chieh Jason Lan, viola; and Shijie Ma, cello—discuss performing Gabriella Smith’s “Carrot Revolution” Saturday, July 20 in …
Bride Doll Walks Down the Aisle of History
I opened an antique dresser drawer, a stiff, corpse-like doll stared up at 12-year-old me. I reeled back in horror, and never liked dolls from that day. As a twist …
Jennifer Jaqua Art and Antiques
Native of Santa Barbarian Jennifer Jaqua talks about art and antiques. Watch Video
Top Five ‘Dumb’ Restoration Mistakes
I make a habit of seeing the BEST in all objects and hold onto objects that are damaged or need repair. I call these objects “my orphan-things” and it gives …
6th Annual NatureTrack Film Festival
Managing Director Gareth Kelly, Founder/Executive Director Sue Eisaguirre, and Programming Director Bryce Thompson talk about the 6th Annual NatureTrack Film Festival. Watch Video
Architectural Tradition at St Anthony’s Chapel
SM from the St Anthony’s Community asked me to appraise their altar candelabra. This gave me a private moment in that 1927 Chapel. Throughout California in the late 1920s towns …
Art Regrets
Collector and dealer Leslie A. Westbrook and artist Jacqueline Woods talk about their biggest art-related regrets.
Fond Memories of Steiff Toys
Steiff Toys take me back to a little Midwestern redbrick house in 1960s Deerfield Illinois. A burly gentleman who didn’t speak English carried a four-foot-long walrus with a blue bow …