Line, Volume, Tone, Shadow, Beautiful c. 1940s Velox Snapshot of Architectural Model basketry pin cushion hence the photograph to mark

hence the photograph to mark the special occasion

Kitschy and fun

Among my very favorite carved folk art figures I've found

and I especially love the bit of bleed around the edges of the black black paint

with natural bristles--horsehair I believe--and a handy hook on the end for hanging near the work bench

Line, Volume, Tone, Shadow, Beautiful c. 1940s Velox Snapshot of Architectural Model basketry pin cushion hence the photograph to markMaybe no words needed here, just many good things rolled into one photo, and questions of scale, too. As invariably the case, but particularly here, much better in hand, where variations in tonality (neither quite sepia nor quite gray; seeming to hover just in between) are much richer and more nuanced, and the whole image with a lovely softness about it. 4 1 4" x 3 1 4" Good condition, with tiny loss to upper right corner and tiny crease to far lower