German 1943 R. Schmidt Woodland Animals Mixed Media Drawing drying rack making me pretty certain this

making me pretty certain this is was a souvenir knife from Tromso in Northern Norway--quite a fishing destination

Francois-Joseph I (Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire)

I find it really hard to pass by little carved wooden objects

there is something about this metal form that remains that I find incredibly tender

was a favored retreat for painters and artists in the late 19th/ early 20th century near Veijle Fjord

German 1943 R. Schmidt Woodland Animals Mixed Media Drawing drying rack making me pretty certain thisI'm completely charmed by this animal packed drawing, with its all over composition of creatures against solid black ink ground reminding me of some of my favorite Medieval tapestries (I've included one example in photos) and also hand painted designs on antique Chinese ceramics, ginger jars especially. And what a wonderful cast of creatures is it perhaps that owl in the tree and the wild boar best of all! some of them happily given little patches of