NatureTrack Film Festival Part 2
Two filmmakers, John Dutton and Jeffrey McLoughlin, and two featured artists, John Iwerks and Chris Chapman, talk about their NatureTrack Film Festival documentaries before and after the Pandemic.
Chew on this Silver Baby Rattle
SM sent me a simple little silver item with three bells on the bottom, and a whistle at the top, about four inches long, slightly chewed on. He asked, “what …
Pandemic Lessons About Objects
The adrenaline rush of a short-term disaster, such as the Thomas fire, is the kind of crisis we have trained for. But we haven’t trained for THIS Pandemic disaster. In …
Oak Dresser FREE or NO?
SS sent me a turn of the last century Golden Oak dresser, in Quarter Sawn Oak, with a serpentine front. It looks like a dresser but the drawers hardly slide …
NatureTrack Film Festival
NatureTrack Film Festival Co-Directors Sue Eisaguirre and Holly Cline, and filmmakers John Mastriano and Oliver Goetzl, talk about hos how the festival pivoted to a virtual event in light of …
Antique Trunks
JE sent me two very interesting leather covered domed antique trunks, complete with leather straps. This prompted me to write about something everyone seems to have, a steamer trunk. We …
A Big Little Books and Disney
KM sent me a treasure from his mother’s childhood. A tiny little newsprint book, in a somewhat worn condition: Mickey Mouse: The Mail Pilot, Big Little Books #731 (Disney file …
Magic Castle Cabaret & The Rhythmic Arts Project
Arlene Larsen, co-founder of the Magic Castle Cabaret in Montecito, long time partner of Hollywood’s The Magic Castle founder, and an artist talks about her line of masks. Then Eddie …
Vintage Couture: It’s Back!
As woman who loves flashy clothes, when EJ emailed me a photo of a 1980s “CD de Christian Dior Robes de Soir” ball gown, with huge shoulder pads and sixteen …
Grace Howell Gentlewoman Painter
Another fabulous piece in MMG’s art collection, signed Grace Howell in the 1930’s, caught my eye. In the first two quarters of the twentieth century, a career female artist member …