The Art of Connoisseurship
Last week I met with a bank representative in charge of major collections of art about the options that collection offers the connoisseur in regard to financial planning. We call …
What’s a Temple Lion, and Why a Lion?
Apologies to FK, who sent me a photo of her Temple Lion sometime in the deep past. She asked if her Chinese ceramic was in fact late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) …
Gaviota Coast Conservancy & Bless Your Heart at Ojai ACT
First Phil McKenna and Joyce Macias share news about the Gaviota Coast Conservancy‘s “Coastal Legacy 2019” on September 21. Then playwright Richard Camp and actors Susan Kelejian and David Nelson …
An Early Boob Tube (1958) Folks Called the Cyclops
Since JP sent me a photo of a 1958 Philco TV set which looks like an incredible dinosaur, I found some quotes about inventions thought improbable in their time: Charles …
Confessions of a Misguided Maximalist
I received an interesting email from a Solvang reader, PF. “Elizabeth, are you a minimalist or a maximalist? Since you constantly write about the glories of STUFF, I fear you …
Salt and Silver Exhibit & the State of Theater in Santa Barbara
Charles Wylie, Curator of Photography and New Media at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, talks about the Salt and Silver: Early Photography 1840-1860 exhibition. Then Samantha Eve, Artistic Director …
Magical Birdstones
Timothy writes that his 83 year old aunt owns something he thinks might be a Native American club. I don’t think anybody elver used this as a weapon, Timothy. I …
American Folk Pottery Redware – Easy to Ignore in a Thrift Store
JE found this colorful bowl for $2.50 in a Lompoc thrift store, lucky hunter. We consider this American folk pottery at its best, called redware, with crimped edges, yellow lead …
Emil Morhardt, Claudia Chapman, Patricia Post
An interview with three Santa Barbara artists: Emil Morhardt and Claudia Chapman whose exhibition, Feathers and Fur, shows in September at Gallery Los Olivos, and Patricia Post who will exhibit …
Dealing with Heirship Issues
At the end of a season I get calls from clients, “How do I act as an executor when it comes to personal property?” Or, “How do we divide up …