Sweet Little Bee-like Antique Folk Art Pin Cushion Japanese Daruma Closed: 8 1/2" x 3

Closed: 8 1/2" x 3 1/4"

white paper

and "brilliant blue and green birds" at bottom right) suggest that this was a quick sketch in advance of a more finished drawings

arguing for the responsiveness of modern architecture

made through cutting and overlaying stencils to paint on velvet

Sweet Little Bee-like Antique Folk Art Pin Cushion Japanese Daruma Closed: 8 1/2" x 3Just too sweet a little pin cushion to resist, which to me looks something like a bird or bee flying into spring! Clearly made with a lot of love, with that pink silk ribbon hand stitched all around the edges, a small gap left at the nose end for hanging. Terrific fabric too, brocade I want to call it, with cream on black seaweed pattern and areas of well worn velvet. And then a pretty little blue and white patch sewn on to the underside, I presume a