Imperfect but Perfect Antique Heart Shaped Valentine with Flowers Everywhere canadian map Clearly with some loss around

Clearly with some loss around one glass blue eye

which show a little wear

9” x 8 7/8” x 3”

with subdued palette and that shadow on the wall evoking a sense of a haunted interior life

The snake itself is pretty terrific I think

Imperfect but Perfect Antique Heart Shaped Valentine with Flowers Everywhere canadian map Clearly with some loss around(First photo is a composite showing both sides, exterior and interior.) I've been thinking that my life's work might be to collect and document as many hand drawn valentines as I can. In part because I love them deeply, and also because, I have discovered over the last number of years of posting selections of them on valentine's day, they seem to make most everyone happy. And I really like that small, humble things, mostly made by children and easily