Exceptionally Lovely Antique Carved Bluebird with Tin Wings handmade wooden cow with the holes going all

with the holes going all the way through

I think one can really viscerally feel the love and care that went into making this

as the colored bands on each (one spool like the other ribbed) are very close

Canvas measures 8"t x10"w

full of movement and holding many things in balance at once

Exceptionally Lovely Antique Carved Bluebird with Tin Wings handmade wooden cow with the holes going allThis bird gets me on every level, and just look at that view of it from the underside, looking rather like a slug with wings! I purchased it from the same dealer as the toy gun I just listed, and have a bit of a feeling that the two were made by the same person, including for the fact that the blue paint looks like it could be the same. Here it appears the blue was painted over an earlier coat of red, I would guess one quickly on the top of the other,