Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe scallop design and a pretty special gift

and a pretty special gift I'd say

It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect

I believe these were made in expectation of woven rope seats being added

especially on the hand

a little paint loss in the corners

Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe scallop design and a pretty special giftI find this a pretty poignant carving, embodying a sense of honest labor both in terms of the subject and the manner of the carving, and drawing a bit of a parallel between the miner with his pick axe and the carver with his chisel, at least in my mind. It looks to me that he has a headlight on his hat, and then this stoic face with straight mouth and bulbous nose, looking as if he has been hard at work for many many years, and, sleeves rolled up, is