Art Nouveau Lamp Period or Not?
JP sent me a fabulous Art Nouveau style figural table lamp, a nude woman supported by a peacock. The woman’s outstretched arm holds the light fixture, a globe shape, encrusted …
Imbalance & The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged
First filmmaker Dale Griffiths Stamos talks about her latest film, Imbalance. Then actors Kyle T. Hester and Kirsten Høj discuss Ensemble Theatre Company’s production of The Complete Works of Jane …
Picasso Worthy Ceramic Fish Plate
Let me tell you a story of a theme and technique championed by none other than Pablo Picasso adopted in the Hinterland of Australia. Check out FT’s ceramic fish plate. …
My Daily ‘I Got This’ Journal
Author Ruth Wishengrad talks about her new book My Daily “I Got This” Journal: A confident, powerful me—inside and out! with guest host Richard Dugan. Watch Video
Cuban Tile With Islam Influence
FF sent me a ceramic tile, framed, with a delicate pastel decoration of stylized flowing foliage in a vase. This Persian symbol for the Tree of Life offers connections between …
Framer’s Label Tells a Great Story
AC got lucky on a late 19th century watercolor landscape featuring a meandering Midwestern river and a skiff tied to the underbrush. A framer’s label on the back of the …
The Grand On State
Composer, accordion virtuoso, keyboardist, and music arranger Brian Mann, along with his wife Jenna Berg, discuss their new one-of-a-kind jazz and dining experience coming soon to State Street. Watch Video
Lucite Furniture Ups and Downs
I visit quite a few homes each week to appraise contents and collections. In almost every home I find a “knock-off” Phillippe Stark Lucite see-through “Louis Ghost” chair. They’re made …
EARTH THAT REMEMBERS Featuring Artist Wrona Gall
Artist Wrona Gall and gallerists Irene Chan and Bonnie Rubenstein discuss the current exhibit, EARTH THAT REMEMBERS, at Rubenstein Chan Contemporary Art in Carpinteria through December 24. Watch Videos
The Landscape Around Pearls
JC sent me her mom’s pair of pearl collars, faux pearls on silk that graced a common cardigan or blouse in the 1940s. Glentex produced these in Japan, and in …