Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess treen reamer I would set this on

I would set this on a table with some favorite rocks on it

certainly it is hard to look at a face like this one and not start generating stories

but I think I like the exuberantly embroidered eyes (and pencil drawn noise and mouth( of her alter ego just as much

Painting: 17 3/4" x 13 3/4"

I found this one fairly tarnished but it polished right up

Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess treen reamer I would set this onThis particular form, a long and tall ball in cage feeling as much a modernist sculpture as a whimsy, seems to have been the specialty of John E. Coppess of Sunfield, Michigan, who signed it on the bottom, and by whom I found a very similar whimsy several months ago dated 1975! A quick search reveals that Coppess was born in 1910, so would have been well into his 70s when he carved this one, and I have to imagine making it gave him quite a lot of