Sensitive Old Low Relief Carving of World Wise Looking Woman tea cups was designed and signed by

was designed and signed by Rune Tennesmed of Sweden

embodying paradox and speaking to the negotiation our own particular challenges

but it will move

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

in some part because the painting was done on a slice of log

Sensitive Old Low Relief Carving of World Wise Looking Woman tea cups was designed and signed byI 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"