Perfect Old Pair of Carved Wooden Pumps girlhood some sort of backing would

some sort of backing would be needed to hold it it securely in place

plays beautifully

imparting her with a great sense of strength and force (she rather reminds me of a figure from a Thomas Hart Benton painting

I found this one in one of my favorite shops in New Hampshire—a place that feels like a cabinet of curiosities

with the surface of the wood left as was to define the darker color of his vest

Perfect Old Pair of Carved Wooden Pumps girlhood some sort of backing wouldPhotos don't really capture the beauty of these carved shoes, and they make the wood, pine I believe, look a bit darker in spots than it is but so it is. (Trust me, they're great!) And for me it is very much about the two shoes as a pair, feeling like narrative full stand ins for an absent woman (who left them behind and is out wearing flats!) Sometimes carved miniature shoes like these were carved to house pin cushions, but there is no evidence here