American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing private sign news of having been "out

news of having been "out in the shower" (caught in the rain I assume) the other night

which sold and promoted all manner of decorative projects targeted to women at home

I look at this in part as a fantastic found object: a near perfect embodiment of the power and possibilities of the pen

One sees lots of old handmade wooden doorstops of a similar manner

I was recently listening to an NPR story about a woman who has over many years developed very very close relationships with a wide spectrum of animals including an octopus

American Flag with 48 X's For Stars, C. 1910 Watercolor School Drawing private sign news of having been "outI know this flag was painted by a young Edna Mohler found along with a crayoned maple leaf listed separately and dated 1910. I count forty eight "x's" for stars interesting, since Arizona, the 48th, was not added until 1912. So perhaps this was done just a bit later or perhaps Edna was not perfect in her counting! Whatever the case, the X's feel pretty poignant at the moment, and the rich color, and slightly wavering bleeding edges on the stripes,