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Whether they come to buy or browse, folks who visit Joanne's Antiques may be surprised to find an unexpected treasure trove in the sleepy little town of Seal Beach, Calif. Strategically located between Long Beach and Huntington Beach, the 95-year-old Orange County city of 26,000 attracts both tourists and local coast residents who appreciate the antique goodies found along historic Main Street. FULL STORY...
As a boy growing up in New York State in the 1950s, Ira Resnick swapped and bartered his way to a complete set of Topps baseball trading cards. He quickly moved on to postcards and photos. In college in the 1960s, Resnick developed a love for film and began acquiring movie posters. He is now one of the world's premiere collectors of vintage movie posters and cinematic art from Hollywood's golden years, with over 2,000 movie posters and 1,500 stills. FULL STORY...
If you're a little "sick" of constant healthcare-related news, San Diego artist Charlie Miller will offer you a refreshing take on the subject. Miller's "prescription" series of paintings, Anything But Rehab, reflects modern society's dependence on a quick fix and his own struggles with mental illness and addiction. His mixed-media artwork will be on exhibit at Athenaeum Music And Arts Library from Feb. 27 through Apr. 3, 2010. FULL STORY...
When three junk collectors connected on Myspace in 2008, they became a sisterhood: a "Sisterhood of Traveling Junk," that is. It all began five years ago, when Claudia Lindsey and her husband Tom were lost on a road trip in South Carolina. FULL STORY...
If "E" can represent a top grade for "effort," and if that "E" encompasses alliterate words such as "expertise, enterprise, endeavor and enthusiasm," then Mary Faria deserves recognition for her collection of Depression glass. This Realtor® from San Jose, Calif., incorporates her love for "DG" - as she calls it - in business and personal activities. While she works hard to sell property, she only sells duplicate pieces of her treasures, which helps provide funds for adding to her huge collection. FULL STORY...
To enter Gramma's Attic is to go "where everybody knows your name." Lisa Verrastro, the owner of Gramma's Attic, takes pride in likening her small antique shop to the 80s sit-com bar Cheers. It is important to her to keep a warm environment, as well as to be affordable. FULL STORY...
Where other people see junk mail, Sandhi Schimmel Gold sees fine art. That only begins to describe the beautiful and complex way she sees the world, and the art that evolves from it. The Arizona-based artist creates portraits and other artworks from recycled advertisements, menus, postcards, greeting cards and other ephemera. Her pictures, assembled like mosaics, are made of thousands of pieces of paper formed into "tiles," hand-fitted into a connected collection of vibrant color. FULL STORY...
Minutes from the "Strip" in Las Vegas, Nev., the Atomic Testing Museum is being discovered by visitors looking for a bit of history. It documents the timeline of nuclear weapons research and testing done at the Nevada Test Site. Folks can even "enjoy a blast" as exciting as a Disneyland ride. FULL STORY...
Vicki Khuzami is an accomplished muralist, whose artwork has graced Disneyland Tokyo, the U.S. Capitol, and numerous points in between. She is also unapologetically sentimental when it comes to both Christmas and the 1950s; able to still recall Christmas mornings a half century ago in her family's Rochester, New York home, waiting anxiously upstairs in her pajamas for her parents to say come down and open presents. "I remember staying in my pj's all day playing with my new toys under the Christmas tree," she said. "We had the best Christmases ever!" Last year, at Bloomingdale's department store in New York City, Christmas and the 1950s were reunited in a way that little girl in Rochester never could have imagined. FULL STORY...
Like many who love older things, Rita Peters grew up in a family of vintage collectors. They have instilled their passion in her heart, and she has carried on the family legacy through the creation of her jewelry and uniquely designed signature clothing. Today, she sells her work in an antique store as online. She also welcomes those who appreciate vintage to explore the old treasures in her studio in the front of her home, which is decorated throughout in vintage style. FULL STORY... |
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