Among my favorite little finds ever
I'm fairly obsessed with 19th century American needlepoints executed in hand-dyed homespun wool that are just pure pattern--they feel so crisp and modern to me
I love portraits of people and their dogs
along with canoes and row boats
I will never tire of antique folk art watercolors of flowers--largely painted by women and a lot about close looking
Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wax resist Among my favorite little findsSmall but powerful, this woman reminds me a bit of a figurehead on a ship, facing fiercely (and fearlessly) into the wind, shoulders squared, with wonderful long braids trailing down her back. Beautiful all the way around, carved of dark green stone, signed in syllabics accompanied by a disc number on the underside. With a calming presence that outweighs her size. I want to channel her. 3" t x 2 1 2" w x 2 3 4". (My novice translation of the syllabics