Gorham Sterling Silver Tea Service
C.G. from Lompoc sends me a plea – he has a Gorham sterling silver tea service circa 1922, which he had appraised in 1980 for $6,500, at the top of …
Is it Real and Pricey Jade?
AB’s Uncle served in Vietnam, and brought this sculpture back in the 1970’s. AB wants to know if it’s jade, and what the figures represent. Because jade is HOT and …
Hospice Artist Marianna Mashek
Artist Marianna Mashek talks about her exhibit at Hospice of Santa Barbara opening Wednesday,January 16th.
Carl Sammons: Prolific California Plein Air Artist
C.L. has an oil on canvas by Carl Sammons at 12” x 16”, which unmistakably pictures our Santa Barbara shoreline. Sammons was a prolific California Plein Air artist who began …
Philo’s Philco Predicta, 1958
MB from Carpenteria sends me a photo of his late brother’s Philco Predicta TV set, circa 1958, which features an outer spaceship-shaped swiveling 21” screen, attached by a remarkable single …
Author and attorney Mack W Borgen
Author and attorney Mack W Borgen discusses contemporary song lyrics. Mack’s three volume series is titled Dead Serious and Lighthearted – The Memorable Words of Modern America.
Savvy Irish Printmaker and his “Little Christmas” Prints
JF found a lovey etching with aquatint called “Bogland,” signed by living Irish printmaker John McNulty, edition number 122/175, signed and dated 1980’s. An etching, a type of intaglio print …
“Great War” Postcard Collection
BM sends me a sample of his grandmother’s “Great War” postcard collection. To receive an image from overseas from a loved one at that dire time must have been an …
USA National Re-Gifting Day
USA National Re-Gifting Day is December 18 so Elizabeth Stewart and John Flandrick discuss gifting and re-gifting.
December 18, 2018 is USA National Re-Gifting day
December 18, 2018 is USA National Re-Gifting day. Your personal stuff-whisper discloses RE-GIFTING protocol, along with ideas for foisting away last holiday’s seasons DOGS. Before you send out invitations to …