Carved Buoy with Great Form and Rainbow of Scuffs red and tan it couldn't be better

it couldn't be better

One of my favorite things hanging on my own walls is a striking vintage Japanese furoshiki

These cheerful blue enamel kitchen canisters with wooden lids were produced by Valenti

4 3/4" tall x 1 3/4" wide x 1 1/2" deep

(And a great preliminary sketch on the reverse side

Carved Buoy with Great Form and Rainbow of Scuffs red and tan it couldn't be betterThe shape of this old carved wood buoy does it for me, with the sway of the form making with think of a human figure, back arched and belly protruding. What makes it really beautiful to me, though, is the surface patina, particularly how the white paint shows a rainbow of scuffs and stains accumulated through banging up against other things. Like a 3 dimensional painting that might happily live next to a Frank Stella or Richard Tuttle, and I'd treat