Fantastic Old Carving of Woman with Long Hair and Tiny Hands milk glass and over-the-top within

and over-the-top within

NY -- which is the green tin with the silver sailboat and paint set inside

I'm becoming a sucker for a sweet pin cushion

three face-front on the right--and then that little standing one (preparing to jump

authors Christopher Alexander

Fantastic Old Carving of Woman with Long Hair and Tiny Hands milk glass and over-the-top withinOne of my very favorite carvings I've had, and quite an old one, found in Maine and made of pine I believe. For me, it all hinges on those tiny tiny hands, clasped just below her waist, exactly where her long cloak of hair ends, and exactly where her skirt splits, falling in waves on either side and revealing the underskirt below and quite undermining any sense of primness. When I found her she immediately made me think of Donatello's Mary Magdalene.