Polka Dot Painted Large Handmade Wooden Clown Acrobat Squeeze Toy curisiosity this figure would certainly make

this figure would certainly make for a special and unusual housewarming gift

and I'd call it Brutalist--unapologetically bold and rough and all about its materiality--but also rather playful about it function as a vase

And then that face

and signed in pencil

Polka Dot Painted Large Handmade Wooden Clown Acrobat Squeeze Toy curisiosity this figure would certainly makeI have a super soft spot for these old acrobatic squeeze toys, and this old one is the real deal and about my favorite I've seen. Pull the ends together at the base of the handle with the right pressure and he'll do a handstand, flip all the way over, or assume a few positions in between! Hard to beat that yellow costume with red polka dots, clown hat and booties, and then stippled black hair and red crosses for his eyes perfectly offset by the great