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 …
Craft of Writing in Constriction
Emmy award-winning journalist, novelist, and screenwriter, Peter Lance talks about his latest thriller, Homicide at Rough Point. Watch the Video
The Voice of the Object
Dr. Elizabeth Stewart shows three objects and asks: Does that object speak to you? Does it mean anything to you? She encourages you to let the object tell who used …
When Silver Plate isn’t Plate?
Many people are going through storage units these days. I know because I get calls about objects people rediscovered. One of my clients found an old set of silver. The …
Teaching in the Community & Sunken Treasures
Two educators, Jenna Rolle, Teen Programs Manager at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and Tammy Gilkey who teaches painting at the Carpinteria Arts Center, talk about their rolls …
Busy days for those of us in the STUFF World
I’m swamped these days with calls asking the value of objects heretofore ignored. Either folks need to sell, or want to pass to heirs now, or are moving houses or …