By Peggy DeStefano Western painting is treasured for the scenes of early cowboys and Indians and of the ranges, mountains and prairies where they roamed. The excitement and unsettledness of the old West has been captured on canvas. But most Western painting has been depicted through the eyes of the newcomer not the native. Noah Adams’ work is an exception […]

The thundering hoofs on race tracks across america also echo the accompanying sound of horse racing collectibles. From programs and postcards to the individual memorabilia of legends like Seabiscuit and Secretariat, the ‘race’ to acquire a ‘bit’ of the horse racing past continues. It doesn’t hurt that there are more than 90 thoroughbred race tracks in the country at the […]

By Peggy Knowles Prather There’s great power in knowing that your mother loves you. There’s even greater power in knowing she likes you. She thinks you’re funny. She thinks you are smart; she thinks you are pretty or handsome as the case may be. Any thought of my Mom makes me feel at peace with the world. I have many […]

By Anne Gilbert While furniture using animal horn and hide may upset animal lovers these days , there was a time when it was a decorative status symbol and costly. Furniture and decorative horn accessories were made in Germany as early as 1833. They came to international interest when it was displayed at the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibit in London. […]

By Rachel Hoffman I have always loved a great mirror. Some of the most gaudy and elaborate French mirrors are my favorite. They are just so over the top and the frames look like something out of a fairytale. I once heard a proverb that said, “Mirrors show us what we look like, not who we are.” It’s so true […]