{"id":143651,"date":"2025-08-13T23:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/143651\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T23:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:52:10","slug":"book-launch-new-illustrated-book-celebrates-life-of-santa-barbara-artist-arts-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/143651\/","title":{"rendered":"Book launch: New illustrated book celebrates life of Santa Barbara artist | Arts &#038; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The legacy and works of Santa Barbara-based artist Dennis Spangler, who passed away in 2016, are celebrated in a new illustrated 120-page book: \u201cSpangler: A Santa Barbara Artist.\u201d The book was compiled by children\u2019s book author Penelope Paine and designed by graphic artist Larry Vigon with Cynthia Van Stein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">A first look at the book will be given on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2\u20134 p.m., at The Sacred Space in Summerland. The event will include original fabric pieces and handmade items for sale, and a chance to meet those who worked with and knew Spangler.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The 120-page hardcover book highlights Spangler\u2019s artistic journey \u2014 from his vibrant, hand-painted fabrics and Solstice parade banners to upholstery commissions for celebrities such as Mick Jagger, Cher, and Farrah Fawcett.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cDennis would be happy to know that his designs are still bringing light and color to our days,\u201d said Paine in a press release for the event. \u201cThis book honors not just his art, but his enduring creative spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The Sacred Space is located at 2594 Lillie Ave.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The legacy and works of Santa Barbara-based artist Dennis Spangler, who passed away in 2016, are celebrated in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":143652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[36235,1022,171,85253,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-143651","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-arts_and_entertainment","9":"tag-books","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-local_events","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}