Mid-Century Carved Folk Art Head Signed Jimmy Carey catherineholm lotus bowl This lovely little vintage Murano

This lovely little vintage Murano vase has a striped swirl pattern of thin bands of white alternating with threads of aquamarine blue color

I just love the combo of bright orange body with this terrific landscape of blue trees against yellow sky and green and pink rolling hills

with thin black bands near the lip of the lid and near the top and bottom of the body

I believe whisk brooms/brushes of this sort of construction are generally referred to "turkey wing"--though the bristles on most are more angled

full-color illustrations by Nanogak that communicate the same legends visually—and which I think I could look at every day and never tire of

Mid-Century Carved Folk Art Head Signed Jimmy Carey catherineholm lotus bowl This lovely little vintage MuranoI really love the this carving, including for the its orientation to the corner of the block of wood from which it was carved, such that it comes to a point at the very center of the face, which gives it a lot of dynamism and makes for especially great profiles. Plus the wonderfully carved hair! Very warmly executed, with a lot of character, but no fuss and quite elegant, too; really, just right. I think the carver, Jimmy Carey, was a Jamaican folk