Scottish Chest Tells a Story
My history with Scotland includes meeting my son’s father there. So when DG sent me an old Scottish chest of drawers, the prospect of fruitful research thrilled me. DG grew …
Santa Barbara Studio Artists at GraySpace Gallery
Artists Kerrie Smith, Ruth Ellen Hoag, and Wendy Brewer talk about how the Santa Barbara Studio Artists handle their show at GraySpace Gallery during the pandemic. Watch the Video
Pandemic “Home-Work” Part One
Two interrelated crises (one social and one biological) challenges the way we deal with our home environments, and how we tend our home and hearths. The recent loss of my …
1930s Refrigerator Market Boom
In the 1930s, the early years of refrigeration, the refrigerator market boomed. Inventors became busy with new ideas for many types of units for the home. A whole slew of …
Dug Uyesaka & Michael Irwin
Artist mentors Dug Uyesaka and Michael Irwin discuss adapting to this pandemic world. Watch the Video
Gluckmann Equals Big Bucks
MV’s dad asked his daughter to send me a photograph of a 20 x 24″ oil on canvas signed on the back (signed verso) by Grigori Gluckmann (Grigori Efimovich Gluckmann, …
Marie Dorothy Dolph Pioneer Painter
An entry in the Wyoming State Museum of Cheyenne meant the world to EF, whose mother turned 98. A friend of hers found two paintings in a thrift store marked …
Artist Dealing with the Pandemic
Guitarist extraordinaire Chris Fossek and innovative visual artist David Diamant talk about how they deal with the pandemic through their work. Watch the Video
Listen to the Voice of the Object
Dr. Elizabeth Stewart tells a deeply personal story about the importance of listening to the voice of an object, especially with all the noise surrounding this pandemic time. If the …
Lompoc Telephone Battle
Lompoc telephone and business history interconnect in the early 20th century. KM of Montecito sent me a photograph of George Washington Moore Sr.. This Lompoc rancher/merchant also fathered the man …