Fabulous Old Make Do Folk Art Figurative Toy Skittles animal shaped Definitely it was done many

Definitely it was done many years ago--in magic marker I believe--as the paper is pretty brittle

I am completely enchanted by its intricate nest of forms

with light wear to the lacquer and minor surface cracking

certainly it is hard to look at a face like this one and not start generating stories

)  I've learned that she is one of a set of 16 such dolls

Fabulous Old Make Do Folk Art Figurative Toy Skittles animal shaped Definitely it was done manyThese wonderful things! With their great color combinations and especially their fantastically shaped hats and bases, they remind me think a bit of Constructivist sculpture and even more so of the costumes in Oskar Schlemmer's Bauhaus Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet), but their sweet hand drawn faces are pure folk. The bodies of most appear to be made of old tool handles, with knobs and other bits and bobs used for the hats and bases, just