German 1943 R. Schmidt Woodland Animals Mixed Media Drawing Art Deco fashion not that often the case

not that often the case

and certainly admire the resourcefulness and creativity of its maker in piecing these bits together in such a smart and striking way

) It would be great to see them incorporated into a new model plane

I found this absolutely radiant vintage pottery vase by Eleanor (Sandy) and Foster Beveridge at the same estate sale where I found a pair of Lorenzen Lantz mushroom sculptures

Very little pigment is needed

German 1943 R. Schmidt Woodland Animals Mixed Media Drawing Art Deco fashion not that often the caseI'm completely charmed by this animal packed drawing, with its all over composition of creatures against solid black ink ground reminding me of some of my favorite Medieval tapestries (I've included one example in photos) and also hand painted designs on antique Chinese ceramics, ginger jars especially. And what a wonderful cast of creatures is it perhaps that owl in the tree and the wild boar best of all! some of them happily given little patches of