Wonderful Painted Folk Art Carving of Woman in Brown Dress carved painted and also the solid blue

and also the solid blue ones appearing almost black

north side of street

I think it would be quite an exquisite thing for a jewelry maker to turn into a brooch or pendant

which I believe dates to sometime between 1900-1920s

and an unused postcard to boot

Wonderful Painted Folk Art Carving of Woman in Brown Dress carved painted and also the solid blueSo many wonderful things in the world that people have felt compelled, for one reason or another, to create, and which arrive to us now like gifts from the past, feeling like old friends. This woman sure felt like to me that when I spotted her from a distance, calling loudly to be found! And how much I love her, with these great broad shoulders and black eyes, seeming sturdy and stoic despite her lost toes (and part of one arm) but also looking