Badger Hair Paint Brush Holman nwt Notre Dame is burning

Notre Dame is burning

)--took the trouble to drill holes through the wood in order to stitch through its little pink nose and those great button eyes

but the piece is reinforced on the back (see photos) and hangs fine

someone at some point took care to re-purpose the pair of figures

This hand-thrown mushroom-shaped ikebana vase is one of my very favorite objects ever

Badger Hair Paint Brush Holman nwt Notre Dame is burningI found this beautiful badger hair brush at the estate sale of an artist who had a gorgeous studio stocked with highest quality supplies for work in most every medium. From what I understand the softness and lightness of badger hair makes it especially useful for blending and softening edges in paintings, and badger brushes are especially suited for painting on glass and ceramic. I'd love to see this one put to good use, but would myself just be happy