Wonderfully Beatific St. Anthony of Padua with Baby Jesus (with Foot Loss) woman in kimono but just enhancing its sense

but just enhancing its sense of objecthood a bit

but I might make it a housecat to have its company all the time

) and with (not quite) squares inside of squares as if an homage to Frank Stella too

and completely transportive—this is really

I think never used

Wonderfully Beatific St. Anthony of Padua with Baby Jesus (with Foot Loss) woman in kimono but just enhancing its senseOne of two beautiful antique carved santos figures today, this one I am fairly certain representing St. Anthony of Padua, and I think maybe the other is too. Love at first sight with this one, so gentle feeling, beatific, making me feel more serene just by proximity. And I love the way the child he carries baby Jesus, with ball globe in hand sits squarely atop the book (Bible) in his hand as if it were a chair, while reaching for his collar as if