Flower Power! at the SF Fall Art & Antiques Show ~ Oct 25-29

Flowers have been powerful motifs in art since the beginning of time.  Virtually every renowned artist of the 20th century at some point in his or her career used these gentle emblems of nature to express artistic talent and to beautify the world around us. So it is no surprise, but quite a delight, that…

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SF Art & Antiques Show

Loyal readers of this blog know that I LOVE things that are old and precious.  So I’m very excited about the San Francisco Fall Art & Antiques Show coming up October 27-30!  This is exactly the kind of event that I trolled western Europe for when I was living abroad and I haven’t gone to any…

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My love affair with fleas

  {at a flea market with my baby girl in Hamburg, Germany} It seems like I’ve read numerous magazine articles lately about collectors who have been going to flea markets since they were five years old. Or coveting their grandmothers’ jewelry from the age of six.  Could this be true?  What kindergartener even understands what…

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