Heart-Shaped Tramp Art Matchstick Picture Frame stoneware plates The expressive but subtly rendered

The expressive but subtly rendered brown

She is emblematic of traditional Oaxacan “barro negro” (black clay) pottery - hand-shaped

created more than a hundred years prior (in 1898

) I like this one especially for its subtlety and mutability: it feels serene in a white or neutral space

winter and spring

Heart-Shaped Tramp Art Matchstick Picture Frame stoneware plates The expressive but subtly renderedI remain perpetually on the hunt for great tramp art pieces, and have a particular penchant for those made of matches, though find them quite rarely. I was thrilled then to find this super sweet heart shaped frame, especially as Ive never seen one like it before. its got a great, even varnish on it and is in perfect condition, and I just love how completely straight forward and perfectly resolved it is. There is no evidence that there was ever a small