Single Ball in Cage Carved Wood Whimsy oil on canvas but here is a real

but here is a real one

including a few tiny chips of clay stuck to its surface and glazed over

The rifle he holds can be raised into ready position

and makes me want to send more handwritten letters in order that I might receive some back to open with it

Single Ball in Cage Carved Wood Whimsy oil on canvas but here is a realI really love the roughness of this carved ball in cage whimsy; nothing fussy or perfect about it. Best is that it is in fact a bit of a failure there are a couple of splits where the wood of the sides meets the top, with a nail in one corner holding the cage together! (see photos) While it is possible the nail was a later repair, I rather think it was the work of its hard trying original maker, and for me makes this about the most tender and