Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe scallop design and I do think pretty

and I do think pretty charming

His arms move up and down smoothly

which doesn't happen very often

a little paint loss in the corners

and is quite old (and heavy

Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe scallop design and I do think prettyI find this a pretty poignant carving, embodying a sense of honest labor both in terms of the subject and the manner of the carving, and drawing a bit of a parallel between the miner with his pick axe and the carver with his chisel, at least in my mind. It looks to me that he has a headlight on his hat, and then this stoic face with straight mouth and bulbous nose, looking as if he has been hard at work for many many years, and, sleeves rolled up, is