Wonderful Old Handmade Wooden Dominoes, Complete Double Nines Set scarf The loom itself was made

The loom itself was made expressly to perform its function: two of the pieces of wood were notched to allow the other two to lock squarely on top of them

This gouache on board comes from a portfolio of student work by a Rachel S

I am not certain the age of this puppet

half-living

His backside shows a hairline crack running vertically

Wonderful Old Handmade Wooden Dominoes, Complete Double Nines Set scarf The loom itself was madeThe hand painted creamy white dots against the black of these old handmade dominoes is pure beauty to me, made all the better by the red center stripes that have endured here and there. And the fact that this is a complete double nines set means all the more little paintings to enjoy. Yum. I'm not sure the age on these but they're definitely pretty old. I'm not sure about the wood; it doesn't seem heavy enough to be ebony, and I think it was stained.