Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop unique painting The last photo is of

The last photo is of the backside of the rug

and with the end tip of the wood actually being a plug that pulls out

This piece reminds me so much of watching jellyfish at an aquarium--luminous and mesmerizing

but surely this could be used for that as well

but also just set somewhere

Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop unique painting The last photo is ofWhat a dog! One finds a fair number of handmade doggy doorstops from the 1940s and 50s (I wonder if they were something people made in shop class? they were definitely a thing), but this one is especially good in its crudeness and weirdness, with these completely uneven ears, crossed eyes, and I'm not sure what the black line is crossing just above its mouth! Really, just right. Signed on the bottom, justifiably so, but with the first name painted