Fabulous Old Checkerboard Folk Art Hooked Rug, 29 x 48 Inches carved wooden bird It is marked with what

It is marked with what appears to be a B on the bottom

Pine I think and definitely with some age on it

where he worked as a contract carpenter and later for Ford Motor Company

Each measures apron 1 7/8" x 1 3/8" x 9/16" d

This painting is definitely a folk art piece

Fabulous Old Checkerboard Folk Art Hooked Rug, 29 x 48 Inches carved wooden bird It is marked with whatThe more I'm out looking at things, the more the fields of things attracting me grows. Hooked rugs are not something Ive dipped into much, in part because the very singular ones I really fall in love with tend to be well beyond my reach. But then theres one like this, just all about color and pattern and labor, satisfying to my eye like building blocks and color charts, and tactile to boot. I of course also love it for its moments of disruption and