Homemade 32 Sided Educational Paperweight, 1993 terracotta women I'm not really sure whether

I'm not really sure whether to call this penny covered bottle folk art or tramp art or just plain crafty

Though he has lost the fur that once covered his body

which creates a spiral pattern as it joins one pine needle bundle to the next

a mystery maker I have been unable to place

the wood is unfinished and shows some darkening in spots

Homemade 32 Sided Educational Paperweight, 1993 terracotta women I'm not really sure whetherI love things like this, which I imagine Ed Mueller, who signed it, created for his kids and I am pretty certain had quite a lot of fun making! On its 32 sides are the spelled out numbers 1 10 and pictures representing each letter of the alphabet; I'd like to think many of them Mackinaw bridge, tent, a steam liner with the words "the Love Boat" on the side , etc had particular significance to this particular family. A lot of love invested in this, and