Parasite House! Antique Carved, Painted Block with Many Possibilities sailors whimsy making a fantastic big lot

making a fantastic big lot poised for erecting all sorts of structures

like the best tramp art

and her curiously jointed knees allow her lower legs to kick out to the sides

I just love the form of these two facing perched birds

and an unusual one as far as I've seen for incorporating pinprick decoration in addition to watercolor

Parasite House! Antique Carved, Painted Block with Many Possibilities sailors whimsy making a fantastic big lotPerhaps my favorite find of the week, and also the least expensive this is a small thing, but it fills me with delight and also wonder about the reason for its being and what it might once have been a part of. I call it the parasite house because it requires something a small block is perfect, and I'll send this one along with it to angle over. So curious. Fantastic old salmon colored paint with green windows and rose maroon roof. Plus two little