Tall Bearded Man in Coat Old Canadian Folk Art Carving odd fellows mask It's maker - who signed

It's maker - who signed it J

and with holes for eyes

I like the idea of this antique souvenir being used to mark places for future journeys in a giant world atlas

now seemingly forgotten except among enlightened educational organizations

And so he sleeps under the apple tree and around him linger only loving and tender memories

Tall Bearded Man in Coat Old Canadian Folk Art Carving odd fellows mask It's maker - who signedI believe this tall, bearded fellow is Canadian, but I don't know much more than that. With these white spatters on his face, coat and pants, I like to think of him as an artist (perhaps a self portrait), though he also looks a bit as if he might be just in from a long day fishing out in the rain or snow. I really love the intensity of his face, with this piercing dark blue eyes and straight line of a red mouth, and his exaggerated height, which gives