Uncommon Yellow Steuben Glass
BL sent me a fabulous yellow Steuben glass set, a barware service designed and created in the late 1920s by Frederick Carder (1863-1963). He headed Steuben glass from 1903-1930. BL …
The Arts Fund New Executive Director
Santa Barbara based The Arts Fund Board President Jamie Dufek introduces new Executive Director Ceilidh Birkhahn.
Quimper Figure a Product of Collaboration
SB sent me photos of a 19th century Quimper ceramic figure. It’s a relief-painted scullery maid, holding a gold-gilded metal cookpot, seated on a gold-gilded metal chair. Such an interesting …
Women and Revolution: War, Violence, and Family Separations Across the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Verónica Castillo-Muñoz, UCSB Associate Professor of History, discusses her lecture “Women and Revolution: War, Violence, and Family Separations Across the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands” at the Alhecama Theater on Wednesday, April 24 …
Saints Painted by an Indigenous Peruvian
At a flea market JS purchased a small painting on canvas featuring two figures of saints. She never before saw such an unfortunate looking canine, and needed this work!! First, …
Salvador Dali’s 120th Birthday
Salvador Dali turns 120 years old this Spring. As his lithographs are one of the most appraised material, I present his most viewed work of art: the wrapping for the …
Art Nouveau Floor Lamp
JJ owns a wonderful goose-neck floor lamp, found at the Earl Warren flea market. The base is a naturalistic bronze with a round figure of a lily pad, models of …
Stars, Magic…Tango
Bassist/composer, and Founder of Los Tangueros del Oeste, Sascha Jacobsen joins Nomad Tango Executive Director Alejandra Folguera, and Buena Onda Empanadas restaurant owner Matias Requena Mackinlay talk about “Stars, Magic…Tango,” …
Ceramic Umbrella Stand of the Aesthetic Movement
Years ago RR inherited a tall ceramic umbrella stand shattered in a recent wildfire. She discovered two shards that, when put together like puzzle pieces, read RN 288102 and RN …
Tin Rocking Horse Hazardous But Adorable
RH sent me a children’s sit-on rocking tin horse that lived in his garage for years. He THINKS it belonged to his mom but he’s not sure. I believe this …