Shields Landon (S.L) Jones Portrait of a Woman in Blue Blouse handmade pottery fish it holds water fine

it holds water fine

or in a minimalist kitchen--a perfect mix of classic and playful

" and then on the underside of the box are tiny carved dots representing a couple of double sixes

and especially the wire stitching

I would think they were the real thing

Shields Landon (S.L) Jones Portrait of a Woman in Blue Blouse handmade pottery fish it holds water fineI wasn't familiar with the work of Shields Landon Jones (b. Indian Mills, WV 1901; died Hinton, WV 1997) when I found this drawing I just completely fell in love with her face! but have learned a bit about him since, and quite an interesting artist, and human, he seems to have been. The Smithsonian Museum of Art (among many other institutions including the American Folk Art Museum) has a terrific collection of his work, which included both fabulous