B for Brooklyn? Boy in Baseball Cap Folk Art Pottery Head holocaust With a sad and a

With a sad and a gay face

tearing along the binding strips holding the pages together

Early 1900s I believe

so fine and lovely I could not resist it

and the fact that the roof will catch and feed rain into rain barrels if desired

B for Brooklyn? Boy in Baseball Cap Folk Art Pottery Head holocaust With a sad and aI'm reluctant to part with this guy, who I take for a Brooklyn Dodger, though of course the B could also stand for Boston! (Photos don't really do justice, as the shine of the brown glaze makes softens its edges.) I really love how the sculpting of his face responds to the shadow that would be cast from the brim of his hat, with no definition to his eyes but the bridge of his nose and pursed mouth and strong chin given prominence. Just the right sort