Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage ink drawing summon the kids from the

summon the kids from the neighbor's yard

" providing advance warning of stop or caution ahead

and old wooden boxes

now the mirror is not especially useful by our contemporary standards

It's been a while since I grabbed a squeeze toy

Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage ink drawing summon the kids from theAnother from the estate of an artist, activist, world traveller, collector, dealer and dear friend in Rockport, MA, which I would guess is Cuban, as she travelled there many times, or perhaps Haitian. I love the intensity and focus expressed in that face, and of course her wonderfully carved braids, pulled forward from behind her ears to frame her face. A great one in the company of other carved heads and figures, but with a very strong presence all