art and quilts. Her interest in American
craft was sparked long ago when her parents
bought a summer home that once belonged
to a branch of the Guggenheim family. The
home was filled with Early American an-
tiques—spinning wheels and cobblers’ bench-
es. “Those things spurred my love for that
period of American creativity and ingenu-
ity,” she recalls.
Three years ago Baerwald and Carsey
decided that after many decades of collecting
it was time to share their fervor for craft
with others. Since both had always planned
to retire with their families to coastal Santa
Barbara, about ioo miles north of Los Ange-
les, the area was a natural choice for a gal-
lery; and Summerland, five miles south of
the city and filled with antiques shops, was
a perfect fit. They commissioned the archi-
tect Brian Cearnal to create a barnlike,
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