Young Woman Juggling, Poignant Early 20th C. Snapshot girl doll head Plus the great black and

Plus the great black and white checkered patten faithfully carried through

The sliding part on this old folk art climbing monkey toy is partially broken

and I believe it is a fairly early one

I found my first Lantz mushroom piece a number of months ago and have been on the lookout ever since

and a marble carving

Young Woman Juggling, Poignant Early 20th C. Snapshot girl doll head Plus the great black andI really love this little photo for many reasons, not least of which is that a of course women were born to juggle! I especially like the awkward cropping, her raised hand partially out of the frame, as if keeping one pin forever in the air. And such a beautiful face, looking proud and a bit defiant, and with a nice shadow too. Plus that triangular sliver of wallpaper showing from the room behind, exposing, or amplifying, the make shift construction