Fantastic Brazilian Folk Art Bathing Beauty black pottery ocarina There is a bit of

There is a bit of minor warping to the lid

Cohen's work is also included in the collections of deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park

it keeps making me think of a stained glass window

I'm a sucker for a carved shoe or boot to begin with

a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art related to fraktur

Fantastic Brazilian Folk Art Bathing Beauty black pottery ocarina There is a bit ofI splurged on this bathing beauty as I just could not resist her, and won't mind a bit to hold on to her for a while, or forever! There's a layer of gold flecked varnish over her body, as if she's coated with sun tan oil and deeply bronzed, but not on her fabulously carved face, framed with this amazing sculptural mane that appears covered in gold leaf. The bottom of her golden bikini is carved, but the bandeau just painted on, as if she was conceived