Dramatic Old Folk Art Very Heavy Soldered Iron Cross the embossing co and can't convey how nice

and can't convey how nice to hold

it exemplifies Hintz's interests in irregularities of texture

were I think long ago broken

(And a great preliminary sketch on the reverse side

On this one orange paper was used on one side and blue on the other--folded

Dramatic Old Folk Art Very Heavy Soldered Iron Cross the embossing co and can't convey how niceWeighing in at almost nine pounds, this cross is not to be moved! I love it for its emphatic materiality, and dramatic tilt (seems very Rock of Ages to me, as if Faith herself should be clinging to it amid a stormy sea). And I love it for all the effort put into all that soldering around the base, looking like the roots of trees (or streaming seaweed.) All of which, together with a sort of God's Eye at the center, adds up to a super folky but also