Antique Linen Pincushion with Wonderful Bobbin Lace Woman 1903 but one of the things

but one of the things I especially like is that the positioning of the extending parts can serve to balance/lend stability to the whimsy as it stands straight up

the white paint against the smooth dark wood reads almost as silver

minor staining and fading to (what is now) a very pale blue watercolored background

This tabletop sculpture of a woman with three children was created by Emily Fragua-Tsosie

The door to the cage opens

Antique Linen Pincushion with Wonderful Bobbin Lace Woman 1903 but one of the thingsWhat a lot of love went into this one, and what a lot of love and use it appears to have seen, which of course makes it feel all the more precious to me. Two layers of yellow fabric, the top one a (now) pale yellow linen, with this wonderful needle bobbin lace hatted woman at the center, hands on hips, with marvelous tiny fingers. 3 7 8" x 3 5 8" not including tassels. Surface fading and darkening buy no holes or issues, all seams tightly hand sewn,