Two Felixes with Red Moon Folk Art Holder carpenter's square arching shape of the blade

arching shape of the blade on this old trench art knife

or placed under the pillow

I also really like that the piece is done in what reads in person as black soapstone

with a really nice warm patina

There is a slightly darker area at the very center of the interior

Two Felixes with Red Moon Folk Art Holder carpenter's square arching shape of the bladeI continue to love how folk art doorstops and knick knacks like this napkin or letter holder reflect the particularities of their makers as well as well as the properties of the paint! they were made with. I had one other with two Felix the cats in the shop made according to the same design, but its (very wonky) character was radically different than this one, which I especially love for the wonderfully alligatored paint tin the minty green eyes,