Glass Swan Symbolism Still Lives
TY sent me a pink blown glass swan, and a green blown glass swordfish, about a foot tall each. The swan is Italian (Murano), the swordfish is Mexican “end of …
The Light in the Piazza
Chrisman Studio Artist Program Conductor Timothy Accurso joins Brooklyn Snow, Matthew Greenblatt, Christina Pezzarossi, and Layna Chianakas to talk about Opera Santa Barbara‘s production of The Light in the Piazza …
Tea Caddies Tell British History Tale
My southern grandmother, Ruth Sophia, and her family loved tea. Aunt Kathleen and the elder Aunt Sylvia drank tea all day long in old Saint Louis. I inherited that love, …
The Arts Fund
Mover and shaker, and aacting Executive Director, Jamie Dufek talks about The Arts Fund of Santa Barbara.
Highbrow, Middlebrow, Lowbrow: to Judge or Not to Judge
For a year I’ve appraised items in Paradise CA destroyed in the fire of 2018. I’m amazed at the variety of objects treasured and collected by many folks in that …
Reader Makes Skram Connection
I get in trouble because I make connections which may not exist. On the other hand, I succeed in drawing conclusions because of my experience with connections which SHOULD exist. …
OVATE, Mikael Jorgensen & Cassandra C. Jones
First Ojai Valley Artists Theater Ensemble (OVATE) Artistic Director Susan Kelejian talks about The FURYUS Collaborative Project on stage March 10th-19th. Then Grammy Award-Winning composer Mikael Jorgensen and remix artist …
Demetrious Created a Local Legacy
JH inherited this twenty-six-inch-tall sculpture. She knows a Santa Barbara artist with a Greek name created it. I found that artist, our local genius in metal, Aristides Burton Demetrious (1932-2021) …
Brewer Medical Stool Comes With Fond Memories
Sad but true…I need a hip replacement, and can hardly walk these days. So my partner bought me a 1950s rolling medical stool at a thrift store. I refuse to …
Restored Tandem a Piece of American Biking History
This tandem sat in a garage, then a storage locker for 25 years. Twelve years ago a bike shop repainted and “repaired” it, then it went back in storage. The …