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Tao Bao – Antiquing in Xuzho, China; A Personal Experience
Hubu Mountain is outside of the South Gate of the ancient city Xuzhou, my hometown. Today it is part of the downtown core with 900,000 people. To call it a mountain is an overstatement. It is more...
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Antiquing at Its Best
If asked to describe an ideal antiquing destination, it would be a small town with historic buildings and a dozen or more individually owned shops. Drive about a half-hour south of Portland, Oregon,...
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Three Holidays, Two Talks, and a Trio of Exhibits
With a trio of holidays still to look forward to, we initially made the rounds to the openings on First Thursday (also known as 1th). The holidays, “503 Day” (when the date coincides with Portland’s...
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Discovering the Work of Ruth Grover
Among many reasons to frequent Lincoln City is the Little Antique Mall. It is a polished agate among the pebbles of the Oregon coast. The inventory changes often enough to guarantee some surprises...
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20th Century Architectural and Furniture Styles: Craftsman, Neoclassical and...
The history of art, as well as architecture and furniture, is defined by shifts in styles. Design follows one line or another and then suddenly it changes. But it doesn’t all pivot at once. History...
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A Few Furniture Finds
Here are some recent sightings of some fabulous furniture finds that may be still available. First up is this mahogany game table from the first quarter of the 19th century with impressive floral...
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The Internet Thinks the Doorknob was Invented in 1878
Ask Microsoft Copilot or do a search and you’ll “discover” the modern doorknob was invented in 1878 by Osbourn Dorsey. Yet, I’ve lived in or been familiar with houses much older – going back many...
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Seattle Art Fair 2024: A Vibrant Comeback Show with New Additions
We don’t have any experience with the Seattle Art Fair prior, but the 2023 edition was said to be a comeback show. If so, that speed of recovery was on full display this year as 25 additional...
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Not Just Another Flower Painting
In the history of still life paintings, the genre has always been more than the sum of its parts. In the golden age of Dutch paintings, earthly pleasure is in full bloom, but only ephemeral. Cezanne...
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Man and Nature – Painting the Last 300 Miles of the Columbia River Over 150...
An exhibition at the Maryhill Museum of Art took us behind the wheel for a hundred-mile drive along the Columbia Gorge. “The Columbia River: Wallula to the Sea” is as ambitious in its scope as it is...
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