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

I presume the white cross on red represents Denmark

with many of the forms detailed on the lid of the box long since gone

rings and a little cracking here and there

Feels to me like just the sort of photograph from which a period television drama could--should

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