Very Expressive Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Seagull crochet sample book (There are two holes in

(There are two holes in her backside

I am not certain of the artist as the only mark on the bottom is "1642 Italy" and I have not found its match

which is a pottery studio in Gouldsboro

freeing up their hands for sewing or trimming the leather

This does not stand up on its own

Very Expressive Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Seagull crochet sample book (There are two holes inThis wonderful seagull, carved of wood and polychromed, has a familiarity about it to me, as if done by an artist whose work I have seen somewhere but can't place. It's definitely not your average seagull, I really think done by someone known, and something tells me from Nova Scotia but that's just a hunch. The painterly white head with mossy green yellow tipped beak is just glorious, and I love the way it stands balanced on tail features with wire