Category Archives: Arte

If Prada made flour and Ferrari made pasta…

Posted on February 19, 2015 by babbityjean

A quart of milk from Apple, Versace eggs, a butter cookie from Dolce & Gabbana, Prada    flour,  Ferrari pasta,  and extra virgin olive oil from Benetton.  No, these products you will not yet find (yet) on the shelves of supermarkets.   … Continue reading →

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Meet Mary Heebner

Posted on September 4, 2014 by babbityjean

A renowned international artist who lives here in Santa Barbara, Mary Heebner recently returned from Fabriano, Italy, where she exhibited her handmade watermarked paper from three of her artist’s books and attended a conference on paper as an art medium … Continue reading →

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Il Palazzo di Giustizia

Posted on August 28, 2014 by babbityjean

My husband, Bill, is a tour docent at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, a stunning architectural building in the heart of our city.  It is one of the top tourist destinations here, probably after the beaches and the Mission.  In fact … Continue reading →

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