Uncover the Story of this Baron Woolen Mills Blanket
LF sent me a simple blue woolen blanket with pink and white stripes made in those days when we all slept in single beds. An old, tattered label hanging by …
Sage to Stage Acting Workshop & Ojai Film Festival
First from the Ojai Art Center Theater Gai Jones and Suzy Thatcher talk about the Sage to Stage Acting Workshop. Then from the Ojai Film Festival Artistic Director Steve Grumette …
Chinese Ceramic Horse, Han or Not?
Charlie inquired about a gorgeous Chinese ceramic horse with the look of the ancient Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) warhorse. See it standing tall and four square with the dramatic …
Bastidor Sculptures for a Home Altar
KC wrote me that she feels constricted during the Pandemic because she cannot frequent the thrift store where she purchased these two Bastidor sculptures. Now that she has the time, …
NY Art World in the Pandemic
Lauren O’Neill-Butler, critic and scholar of art, talks about the New York art world during the pandemic.
Aunt Kigis’s Mandolin Brooch
Joanne sent me a lovely photo of a small, two and a half inch 18-karat gold and enameled mandolin brooch. She said her Aunt Kigi gave her the pin. Aunt …
Chinese Vase with Cabbage Symbolism
JS sent me a beautiful 18 inch canister shaped Chinese vase. She wonders why it bears a design with a repeating ‘grasses’ theme, and how old is it? She brings …
ART and Meditation of BIRDING
Santa Barbara Audubon Society President Dolores Pollock and Eastern Sierra Audubon President Santiago M. Escruceria talk about birding, art, and meditation.
Janice’s athlete’s foot Barrel
Janice wrote me about a 21-inch-tall barrel with iron hoops, or bands, inscribed “Onox Prevents Athletes Foot.” (sic) It belonged to Janice’s mother. I’ve seen many treasured antiques in my …
From Soup to Nut Dish
JH owns a delightful little silver-plate nut dish, a curling stylized leaf on which perches a silver-plate squirrel. A stamp on the bottom states the Hatford Silver Co., Silver-plate. She …