Soulful Gold and Blue Painted Hand-sculpted Clay Eagle! tramp art one could also stick a

one could also stick a candle in it

On the underside is glued a heavy lead weight

the round of the lid makes a perfect pedestal for the carving

and it reminded me of how infrequently I find modern sculpture of a substantial scale that I really like when I am out hunting for things

This is a terrific turquoise glazed Bennington Potters mug and snack plate set

Soulful Gold and Blue Painted Hand-sculpted Clay Eagle! tramp art one could also stick aIf ever there were an empathetic eagle, I think this may one himsquawking very loudly at me to bring him home! I assume made by a kid in art class, though perhaps by a folk artist with a lot of heart, hes got a brilliant humanity, with these black painted eyes with deep holes for the pupils at their centers, and then exuberantly incised lines for feathers all over. Perfectly painted gold with, rather inexplicably, a slightly metallic blue around his