Moving Abraham Lincoln Biography
FG owns the first complete contemporary biography of Abraham Lincoln. The book includes copper plate engravings, and a frontispiece of a bearded Lincoln, by Joseph H Barrett, a close personal …
Paul Whitehead and Gigi Crisa
First Paul Whitehead talks about his exhibit at the Ojai Art Center with an opening reception on Saturday, January 8, 7–9 pm. Then artist Gigi Crisa discusses his contemporary art …
Creative Repurposing
2022!! After the holidays, you have more stuff, no doubt. Because of the pandemic, and the global supply chain shortage, I rethought buying ‘new’ this past season. I either bought …
Native American Points…HELP!
LS inherited a small collection of Native American points and tools. He believes them Southwestern in origin. This is not my area of expertise so this article serves as a …
Santa Barbara Office of Arts and Culture
Executive Director Sarah York Rubin and Board Member Abaseh Mirvali talk about the happenings at the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture.
Fussing Over Forks
Furca (Latin: Pitchfork), the original name of the common table fork, originated at least 4,500 years. Forks marked civilization and “class” since then. I learned much in Giovanni Rebora’s book …
Tales From the Art Crypt
Elizabeth Stewart discusses the hottest topics around current events happening in the art world, both big and small.
Warming Up Under a Coverlet
JU sent me an American Jacquard coverlet from the 1840s when almost all rural households owned one of these blankets. Quilts took a long time to make, and NOT from …
Sculptor Rebecca Davis and Her Students
Sculptor, artist, and professor Rebecca Davis joins her students, Sarita King, Eugene Galles, and Francesca Perrell-Parsons, in talking about their Sculpture class at SBCC. Watch Video
Saint Barbara Patron of Gunners
I begin my story of a 20th century two-foot long porcelain plaque of Saint Barbara, owned by JS, with this poem celebrating our city’s patron Saint, written in 1922 by …