Cerulean Warbler by F.F. Gesner, Unusual 1930 Carved Bird on Branch Mounted to Painted Wall Plaque buddhist monks I love the thought of

I love the thought of these 19th century Peruvian women attempting to claim a one way gaze for themselves

with assorted scuffs

I've seen these described as both Native American as well as Eastern European

but perhaps soft pinks reminding us of love and kindness are just the thing

Cerulean Warbler by F.F. Gesner, Unusual 1930 Carved Bird on Branch Mounted to Painted Wall Plaque buddhist monks I love the thought ofThis is less a wall hanging that a whole environment lending our Cerulean Warbler a world of its own. (The branches extend nearly seven inches from the wall, so it is a real perch!) I just immediately fell in love with the bird, really wonderfully carved and painted (better in person), and then quite unusual in my experience to find one with such an elaborate wall mount as this, painted to evoke just the sort of moody, deciduous forest where Cerulean