Copeland-Spode Contained Delicacies
JE sent me photos of two pieces of a five-piece set of Copeland-Spode covered dishes circa 1900. Both the style and the form of the dishes point to the late …
Joe Rohde Presents: Inner Light
Artist Joe Rohde talks about his fundraiser for the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Joe Rohde Presents: Inner Light, at The Community Arts Workshop through February 7.
Cruet Stand Tells Delectable Stories
This 1880s cruet stand, once the rage, tells delectable stories. HU sent me a round swiveling carousel of silver plate inset with five crystal cruets, topped with an elaborate silver …
Insurance After the Palisades fire
Gena Dillon from the Fine Art Conservation Laboratories chats about insurance after the Palisades fire. Watch Video
Crystal Singing Bowl in G#
The Boys and Girls Club Thrift Store in Ventura seemed an unlikely place to find a Kundalini yoga ‘sound bath’ practitioner’s quartz crystal singing bowl. JE wrote me that her …
Cellist Joshua Gindele
Cellist Joshua Gindele, a founding member of the Miró Quartet, talks about the Grammy-nominated album HOME (Pentatone Records 2024), which showcases American works that explore the meaning of home. Watch …
Aunt Frances’ White Damask Tablecloth
My daughter-in-law Meredith asked for the gift of the early 20th century white Damask banqueting tablecloth once owned by my great-aunt. Perhaps your family set tables this past season using …
2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara
Board President Dr. Gregory Freeland and keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Sideris discuss the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in Santa Barbara. This year’s theme: “Everyone has the power for greatness, …
Hotel Art
My family treated each other to two nights over the holidays at a bougie hotel experience in Encinitas instead of forcing one member to host Christmas. The pricey hotel experience …
Traditional Japanese Woodblock Prints by Yoshida
RF owns two exquisite Japanese woodcuts. She couldn’t make out the signature, but I did. Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) became a leading artist of the Shin-hanga “new print” movement of the …