Great Old Scratch Made Crate Wood Folk Art Painted Brick Church cartier mouse built 1803-1812 in Lower Manhattan

built 1803-1812 in Lower Manhattan

who signed the mat to which the piece is taped from behind

One more miniature folk art chair

and the trees that appear to perch atop the post and house

when social gathering and the term hope itself are such charged and contested things

Great Old Scratch Made Crate Wood Folk Art Painted Brick Church cartier mouse built 1803-1812 in Lower ManhattanThe creamy white paint (especially those arched windows) against unpainted wood and green roof on this church completely do it for me. I found this one along with two houses the other day in Maine, and while certainly made by the same person, 1920s 30s I would guess, each feels like its own special thing and is of substantial scale, so I am listing individually. Made from scratch using crate wood (with the print on the wood visible inside), with