Hand-painted Rock with Woman and Dog Arthur Armour zodiac tray and then rounded on the

and then rounded on the bottom to sit nicely on whatever surface one might choose to display it

These were handcrafted by Nils Olson Hemslöjd--located in Nusnäs

and demonstrating the wonderful ingenuity and design sensibilities of their makers

I found this wonderful sculpture at the estate sale of an artist

and I think primitive wooden mallets like this one rate high among them

Hand-painted Rock with Woman and Dog Arthur Armour zodiac tray and then rounded on theI've found some terrific hand painted rocks happy assertions that creative beings will make use of every available material to make something wonderful! but this may be my favorite yet. I love that its maker drew his or her inspiration from the shape of the rock itself, rendering this woman, quite a character, in profile, with her dog snuck beside her along the lower edge. At first I thought the sparkle along her hairline was a little loose glitter,