It is. That's what caught my attention initially.
That wood is spot on, @Marote. And I think it simply has to be that cotton 2mb and Debora found. I'm actually impressed with the condition of...
Thanks Roaring. Looks the same fabric and size. I like the text on that one: "a very light, ladylike piece. Not up to rough handling, but...
I found this 34" (86cm) parasol in a group of umbrellas at an estate sale. $5. The wood handle looked interesting, and the bone (defintely bone,...
Tha shape is not a traditional one for Mata Ortiz, but the painting style is. And 'traditional' for Mata Ortiz is pretty young at 50 years and...
I hope I haven't told this before. Years ago I was at the famous City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, home to many of the 1950's 'Beat' poets....
@Thom -- are you in Oregon or N. California? If you're not familiar with Jacksonville, OR, that location would also indicate a southern OR artist.
By 'special' I wanted to be sure it wasn't a famous maker, like Baccarat or something. Thanks @ola402
Is this 3"-ish crystal ashtray anything special? Thank you. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think that second-to-last letter is indeed an E, but it's written in an unconventional way, seeming to start with an L then adding lines....
This looks like a woodblock print and measures apprx 17" x 11" (44x28cm). The paper, as you see in the last image, looks torn out of an oversized...
For whatever it's 'worth'... those may be loons, not ducks.
It's hard to trust the writing on the back... for example, how they dropped in a famous name. But I'd love to get a sharper picture of the face /...
Ha. My grade, as I recall, was a scowl.
Based on those interior colors, it's not Native American. Maybe African. @komokwa and @2manybooks will be more definite.
Here's what may be one of my better thrift store art finds: a dramatic cloud painting by Vincent Hron, a painter from Nebraska....
In a creative writing I took once, each student had to memorize and then recite a poem to the class. I chose a Robbie Burns poem and recited it as...
Thanks. Portland, Oregon, US. I'm assuming it's a So. California scene, with fog etc. But that's just an assumption!
Thanks Bev--- appreciate you taking the time to help.
Agree--2mb is right of course: the foundation material will be key to identifying its origin.
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