Set of Four Scrappy Scratch Made Houses animal illustrations This piece shows some age

This piece shows some age

which I couldn’t resist because the old paint on the parrot’s head is so good - dark green with orange beak and creamy white around the double ringed eye

which this one does not--rather

a perfect single scoop

with light crazing to the glaze on the interior and a bit of undulation to the lip

Set of Four Scrappy Scratch Made Houses animal illustrations This piece shows some ageThere are some very fancy folk art houses and then there are very humble ones like these, which I course fell in love with immediately. Hard scrabble feeling, which makes them feel very tender and empathetic to me, and with the two toned green one a great anchor for the group. The wonderfully tall and chunky chimney on the squat white one also makes a perfect pedestal for one of its companions. Honest, unfussy, and to my eye super charming. Sold as