Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess treen reamer It will stand up on

It will stand up on its own on a level surface

Painting: 17 3/4" x 13 3/4"

but I think I like the exuberantly embroidered eyes (and pencil drawn noise and mouth( of her alter ego just as much

I would set this on a table with some favorite rocks on it

somehow this letter makes me happy

Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess treen reamer It will stand up onThis particular form, a long and tall ball in cage feeling as much a modernist sculpture as a whimsy, seems to have been the specialty of John E. Coppess of Sunfield, Michigan, who signed it on the bottom, and by whom I found a very similar whimsy several months ago dated 1975! A quick search reveals that Coppess was born in 1910, so would have been well into his 70s when he carved this one, and I have to imagine making it gave him quite a lot of