Striking 23 Inch Crown of Thorns with Amazing Craquelure Surface pipe dream and white stripes for the

and white stripes for the wing feathers

Known most commonly as Froebel Blocks

I assume corresponding to two semesters

but they are hard

with a few tears and folds near the top

Striking 23 Inch Crown of Thorns with Amazing Craquelure Surface pipe dream and white stripes for theHoly moly. View detail photos for a sense of the amazing surface on this old tramp art "crown of thorns" cross, which stands just shy of 23 inches tall. Up close it reads as if painted a dark red with this black, almost tar layer over top, which enhances its gothic feel. At the same time, the form, constructed of interlocking, individually carved pieces (no glue), is to my eye quite an elegant one, striking and almost spare. Beautifully executed, late