Dreamy Young Man in Pajamas with Airplanes shoe-shaped box When I look at this

When I look at this charming old whimsey rattle

but this is #6

were produced by sensitizing a polished silvered copper plate with iodine vapor

One of my favorite genres of carvings has definitely become what I'd call awkward nudes--clearly done with great care and sincerity

more a sculpture than a carving

Dreamy Young Man in Pajamas with Airplanes shoe-shaped box When I look at thisI really really love this one, especially for how completely lost in his planes this young man appears. And for the planes everywhere! the one in his hand, which he looks to be studying quite closely, another to his side, and more in the taped up photo poster on the wall behind him. And with an alarm clock perched at the end of the trunk he sits on, too as if ticking away the minutes until he gets to fly! 4 1 2" x 2 3 4" and in good condition, with