BIG Changes in the Art World

2019: what a year! The art and design world CHANGED that year, and we thought it had changed forever. More of us want to forget the year 2019 because important …

A Different Eagle Full of Symbolism

KC sent me a “relief” three-dimensional image of an eagle. This work created out of plaster, a plaque, boxed in the image on three sides measures seventeen by twenty-eight inches. …

Nomad Tango Presents Malena

Nomad Tango Executive Director Alejandra Folguera joins choreographer and dancer Fernanda Ghi to talk about the production of Malena—the story of a woman’s rebellion and her fight to claim her …

The Seven Gods of Fortune

JE owns a wonderful 1900s vintage Japanese necklace composed of faces of benevolent gods. The links are porcelain on sterling. The faces, and the gods they belong to, are important …

Lies at Center Stage Theater

Director R. Michael Gros and playwright Jerry Slaff join founders of DramaDogs A Theater Company, E. Bonnie Lewis and Ken Gilbert, to talk about the West Coast premiere of Lies at Center …

Atmos Mantle Clock A Go-To Gift

Imagine a clock that winds itself based on changes in atmospheric pressure. This Atmos clock doesn’t need a human. It winds itself with the help of a sealed bellows of …

How to Sell a Bapende Mask?

Frightening yet beautiful, this wooden and polychromed (painted with many colors) carved Bapende mask from Zaire belongs to a group collected by a world-famous celebrity. The current owner asked, “Where …