Docent experience at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Guest Services Manager Jesse Baker-Lorelli and a STAR Docent Bob Allen, a former deep sea diver, discuss the docent experience at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. Watch Video
Brass Bowl in Style of Ancient Metalworkers
GH received this Persian-style brass bowl inlaid with silver as a holiday gift. She asked me to trace its unique combination of metals, style, and history. This is a five …
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Santa Barbara
Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara Vice President Isaac Garrett joins Dr. Daina Ramey Berry who will Keynote at a free program honoring the great Dr. King, and …
What Do Celebrities Collect?
I’ve worked for a few celebrity clients over the years as an appraiser. Although I can’t discuss my OWN celebrity client’s collections, Town and Country, Vanity Fair, and Art Net …
Lauder’s ‘OMG’ Formula
If you walked into a thrift store, and saw a painting that intrigued you, how do you judge it? First answer: you learn history of art, techniques of artists, and …
What do Celebrities Collect?
Elizabeth Stewart researched what auction houses have on record for celebrity collections and purchases. Listen to hear what she found.
Zulu Doll Symbolizes Culture and Tradition
JE owns a tall, three and a half foot, fabric and beadwork Zulu doll her father collected in South Africa in the 1960s. He worked on a project that took …
Alter Echoes Ancient Hindu Tradition
GT owns this little forty-eight-pound piece of stone, measuring nine by ten by eight inches. She thinks it might be related to a Hindu spiritual practice. Nobody at Goleta’s Habitat …
News from the Art World
Elizabeth discusses the latest news from the world of art, including one-eared rescue dog named Van Gogh who creates art with his tongue. Watch Video
Tenement Painting Depicts Early 1900s NYC Housing
JE saw this oil on canvas in a local thrift store, bought it for a song, loved, and framed it. Yet she wonders why she LOVES this painting. She writes …