1811-1829 Joshua P. Hammend, Montreal, Ledger Book clay sneaker embodying paradox and speaking to

embodying paradox and speaking to the negotiation our own particular challenges

at the end of the day it's a very fine braided and woven antique Penobscot Northeast Coast Native American basket like this one--Shaker-like in its material integrity--that really takes my breath away

1880s or so

conquering the wire

made in the 1940s or so by a Richard King from Minnesota

1811-1829 Joshua P. Hammend, Montreal, Ledger Book clay sneaker embodying paradox and speaking toI was sold on this old ledger before I even opened it; just a beautiful object in and of itself, with the well worn mark of James Brown, "Bookseller and Stationer, Facing the Seminary, Montreal" at the center of the front cover, and a sweet cloth mend on the binding. Then on the inside of the front cover is written the name of its owner, Joshua P. Hammond, 1811, with a few different notes as to his location at various years, including that he "left