Olden Days Beaded Handbag
These days an average woman’s handbag measures roughly sixteen by twelve inches. We fill them with a cellphone or tablet, make up, money, ID, vaccination record, dog potty bags, wallet, …
By the Risin’ of the Sea
Author, filmmaker, musician James Kahn talks about his new album By the Risin’ of the Sea: Shanties for Our Time. Watch the Videos
Mystery of a Loved Ewer
LD owns an ewer and basin she has known of for her 80 years. She writes about her parent’s life stories, and she asked me to piece together the ownership. …
Charles Pasternak Plays Vincent van Gogh
Award-winning actor and Designate Artistic Director of Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Charles Pasternak, talks about his performance of Vincent, the critically lauded one-man play, written by Emmy-nominated actor Leonard Nimoy. The …
Bricks Go Back Thousands of Years
JF sent me a photo of his lovely entry hall. He added a piece he found at a thrift store, a series of antique drawers, actually old wooden boxes. I …
835 Kings Road
Curator Silvia Perea PhD and photographer Mona Kuhn discuss the 835 Kings Road exhibit at the AD&A Museum (UCSB) through May 1, 2022. Watch the Video
Saarinen Solved Furniture Problem
TP asked me to research what she thought might be a Saarinen design in a consignment store find. I eagerly researched her pedestal table and four tulip chairs. The question …
Artist Ruby Lee
Artist Ruby Lee talks about her life and work.
What to do with a piano
My mother was a concert pianist, thus I have been intimate with all types of pianos, and appraised pianos for years. Many of my clients DO own an upright, a …
Hengeler and Roeseler Illustrated Flavor of an Era
Two artists received top billing for illustrations in this book, Adolf Hengeler (1863-1927) and August Roeseler (1866-1943). The entire flavor of an era comes contained in this one little book. …