Nyla Gladine Thompson, Mouth Painter, c. 1950s Original Oil Painting on Postcard old mercantile signage deep and even basketweave texture

deep and even basketweave texture

I'm in love with this vase

This old painting just made me laugh when I saw it--not just for the pipe this little boy (I assume) is smoking

Box measures 3 13/16" x 3 13/16" x 3 1/2"

The rectangular frames on each side hold small mirrors

Nyla Gladine Thompson, Mouth Painter, c. 1950s Original Oil Painting on Postcard old mercantile signage deep and even basketweave textureI didn't quite understand the meaning of "mouth artist" handwritten on the back of this hand painted postcard when I found it, or recognize the name of Nyla G. Thompson of Austin, TX who signed it, but a little googling led me the fabulous folk outsider collector Jim Linderman's Dull Tool Dim Bulb blog, where I learned a bunch about her, including that she did, as a polio survivor, indeed paint by holding a paintbrush in her mouth. [here's a link] As