HOT NEWS in the artworld?
Oh, YES! Searching two definitive sources for artworld news, this article compiles stories found recently on ArtNetNews, headquartered in NYC, and The Art Newspaper, with offices in NYC and London. …
Rene Lalique Blurred the Line Between Nouveau and Deco
DF sent me a design by Rene Lalique from his later years. The fourteen-inch glass relief vase with silver and black overlay Art Deco designs gives me a perfect opportunity …
Moving Miss Daisy and I Madonnari
Guest Host Maggie Yates welcomes Glenn Novack and Louis John who talk about their Moving Miss Daisy Consignment & Auction House. Then Executive Director Kai Tepper discusses the Children’s Creative …
Reg Manning Bonded with the West
EC owns a wonderful, but not very politically correct, little pocket sized book inherited from her father called Reg Manning’s Cartoon Guide to California (1939). Its almost original condition becomes …
Local Publishers Rocky Nook and American Riviera
Guest Host Maggie Yates welcomes Managing Director and Publisher Scott Cowlin, and Associate Publisher Ted Waitt, who talk about Rocky Nook, a small, independent publishing company founded in 2006 in …
Lufkin Micrometer Set: Unique Precision Instruments
LO owns a midcentury “Inside” micrometer set (680A) by Lufkin Company of Saginaw Michigan. Although I know nothing of tools, I found the micrometer story fascinating, and admired the precision …
Upcoming Theatrical Productions
Guest Host Maggie Yates welcomes Brian McDonald who talks about Ensemble Theater Company‘s production of Vincent. Then Roni Ragone discusses their performance in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, …
Unexplainable 1970s Wicker Plant Stand
PS owns a whimsical five-foot-tall wicker giraffe plant stand found buried in her late grandmother’s planting shed. When she restored it, she found that somebody painted over the natural buff …
Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation
Deborah Bertling talks about the Santa Barbara Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation.
Your Personal Psychology Around OBJECTS
I received FOUR questions from FOUR clients: How do I furnish a home on a budget in this market, when I spent ALL my funds on the house itself? I’m …