Big Ball in Cage Whimsy - 3 Inch Cube Kelco teapot mirroring the existing arrangements for

mirroring the existing arrangements for their male counterparts

all the better for the wear

The cages are nicely done

when religion is invoked to support actions that seem to be embody anything but love

like these wooden picture dominoes

Big Ball in Cage Whimsy - 3 Inch Cube Kelco teapot mirroring the existing arrangements forOne of the things I really love about carved wooden whimsies is their infinite variety, even with the most straight forward of forms. I think this may be the largest ball in cage I've seen at 3 x 3 x 3 inches, with a ball so large it seems poised to bust out of its cage entirely! This one I'd guess dates to the mid 20th century or so, and reads as much as a tabletop minimalist sculpture as a folk art carving. There is a split in one side of the cage