Flame Stitch and Cornucopia, Pair of 19th Century Schoolgirl Needlepoints on Homespun Linen with Puffed Borders folk art nutcracker first birds and then"the human

first birds and then"the human condition in all its moods and shapes" as described by Lyle Elder

rings and a little cracking here and there

and went on to set up a workshop in Jerusalem

and I believe produced by Grimaud sometime between 1855-1875

and she looks quite like a bird

Flame Stitch and Cornucopia, Pair of 19th Century Schoolgirl Needlepoints on Homespun Linen with Puffed Borders folk art nutcracker first birds and then"the humanNever ever will I resist small woolen needleworks like this with these sorts of fluffed borders, these two I believe likely the work of a schoolgirl in the second half of the 19th century. Found pinned directly to the wall, which is just what I would do with them. So joyful, and electric feeling, and with the flame stitch one especially feeling to me perfectly poised to have a conversation with an abstract painting, modern or post modern or painted