Sensitive Old Low Relief Carving of World Wise Looking Woman tea cups Perlee Shilling

Perlee Shilling

but with this big yellow rising sun (I assume it is a sun) locating it at a moment in time

embodying paradox and speaking to the negotiation our own particular challenges

one color at a time

was designed and signed by Rune Tennesmed of Sweden

Sensitive Old Low Relief Carving of World Wise Looking Woman tea cups Perlee ShillingI read this figure as a woman, and what first came to my mind when I saw it was Willa Cather's My Antonia, or perhaps a character from Steinbeck, persevering with grace and determination through one trial after another. She looks a bit weary for sure, but to me like quite a force, and I find this carving beautifully tender and nuanced and honest of the sort that might offer a feeling of kinship when things feel pretty tough! 6 13 16" x 5 1 8" x 7 8"