Old Carved Jigger Doll with Hip Mend lanterns The frame is sturdy and

The frame is sturdy and stable but will wobble a little if you try

this drawing makes me think a bit of the directness and warmth of Alice Neel's portraits

and just a couple of tiny splits to the ash splint

but I love him just as his is now

Old Carved Jigger Doll with Hip Mend lanterns The frame is sturdy andThis one has been through some things, losing the toe of one foot along the way and acquiring what look like some white paint spatters on one arm, but happily he also gained a nice steel mend to one hip which, in absence of a face, makes him rather distinctive. Otherwise as primitive as can be, with what looks like maybe an extra nail at one should too, which hangs with a bit of a gap from his body. On his back, and old hole into which a dowel would