Lovely and Delicate Pair of Maine Folk Art Pipers nude in dunes The hand-painted letters march along

The hand-painted letters march along a horizontal pencil line

which I have a feeling was done many years later as a bit of a commentary on the influences and aspirations of his younger artist self

made to hold decorative patches for the face

aided by the fact that she was carved from one block very solidly

Each measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Lovely and Delicate Pair of Maine Folk Art Pipers nude in dunes The hand-painted letters march alongSuch a sweet pair it seems right they should stay together, one a sandpiper and the other a black bellied plover I believe, both of which would scurry around the seashores of Maine, which I believe is where they originated. Such magical creatures to watch in action, and I think these carvings due full justice to their delicacy and elegance and light on their feet precision. And how to beat those fields of black dots against creamy white? Plover (black