Appraising the Big and the Small
I think about big and small these days. My world has become smaller. I packed up thousands of my reference art books and left my office because of health concerns. …
Ballroom Chairs Led to Flirting
JT sent me photos of two antique metal folding chairs. She uses them for conversation starters in her bedroom. She picked them up for $10 each at a thrift store …
Music, the Medicine the Soul Needs Now
Three local blues legends, Morganfield Burnett, John Marx, and Alastair Greene, chat about how creative people gets through tough Coronavirus times.
700lb Bronze Horse at Ms. McK’s Little House
Ms. McK writes that one day about 15 years ago she spied a near 6 foot tall bronze horse in a shop window. Ms. McK always loved horses, so she …
Skeleton Sketch of Lucy Bronze Figure
EF sent me a canvas giclee by the Colombian artist Nano Lopez. Nano used this sketch as a study for a bronze figure titled Lucy. The image size (without the …
The Playwright and Myth: Stories of our Limbo
Dr Will Linn, Dr. Dana White, and Brett Bailey talk about how creative people gets through tough Coronavirus times.
Found Secret of the Knights Templar?
Of all the great stories, this story involving a Knights Templar document, particularly touched me. BB’s mother taught English as a Second Language at UCSB until well into her 90’s. …
Psychedelic Poster Artist Moscoso
Lucky KK sent me a signed lithograph she found by the famed psychedelic poster artist Victor Moscoso. He signed it in pencil, dated 1964, and wrote the title in the …
Art and Architecture on Tour: Crisis Impact on Global Educational Travel
This week’s virtual guests: Allan Langdale, PhD Architectural Historian, Professor, UC Santa Cruz Volker M Welter, PhD Architectural Historian, Professor, UCSB Sarahkate Greeley, Director of Travel Programs, SBMA
Don’t Ditch Laszlo Credenza Too Quick
Paul Laszlo designed this credenza or sideboard in America circa 1940-50’s. Made by Brown Saltman of California in bleached ribbon mahogany veneer it sports what I call “crazy” handles. Brown …