Joe Camel King of Swag
TT sent me a piece of 1980s-1990s swag, a Joe Camel Pup Tent. She wonders how a tent became associated with Camel cigarettes. As an advertising campaign, RJ Reynolds, in …
Ojai Art Center Theater’s Annie
Director Gai Jones joins actors from Ojai Art Center Theater‘s production of Annie, which runs through December 21. Watch Video
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 …