Poetic (and Anthropomorphic) 19th Century Wooden Bootjack with Hanging Hole Worn Through antique wrought iron and as if battered by

and as if battered by wind and perhaps some sea-spray too

I love this trench art matchbox cover as a study in mark making

and travelers (and the prototype of Father Christmas)--is especially popular in Eastern Orthodox icons

--and I especially love the hand-drawn elements in this one

orange and blue paint to my eye is just perfect

Poetic (and Anthropomorphic) 19th Century Wooden Bootjack with Hanging Hole Worn Through antique wrought iron and as if battered byFound in southern Maine this week, I think this is really beautiful, and quite poetic, too. It is a 19th century bootjack, which was used so much that the hanging hole at the narrow end wore all the way through, leaving that open curve. I love the primitive elegance of the resulting form, which also reads like a body, arms (or open mouth, or claw) extending from one end, legs from the other. And turn it over, there's a face! The wood itself shows a