Two Spiky Trees, Creature on Branch, New Favorite Child's Graphite Drawing, by Laverne Lovell New England earlyish 20th century I would

earlyish 20th century I would think

with precisely carved points around the perimeter of each dial making it look like a sun

I'm not sure if the large "X"s incised into the sides were decorative or signaling rejection of this pitcher as a keeper (

By far my favorite paper weaving I have had

while also fueling travel fantasies and providing lessons in both history and geography

Two Spiky Trees, Creature on Branch, New Favorite Child's Graphite Drawing, by Laverne Lovell New England earlyish 20th century I wouldMy new favorite drawing, I find this just brilliant. One of two by a young Laverne Lovell listed today, plucked from a large pile of her work at Brimfield; she definitely had a singular way of seeing and rendering the world! The architectural way these trees are drawn, delineating negative space for this creature a squirrel I presume to inhabit, just totally does it for me. And then a pinecone and and a nut or acorn on the ground? I will hold this one