Carved Folk Art Wolf’s Head (and Paw) with Sharp Teeth! antique scrolled wrought iron and find old emeries and

and find old emeries and pin cushions a perfect case in point

applying a great command of the craft to articulating a very singular vision

I like the crudeness of it

Box measures 13 5/8" x 4" x 1"

Carved Folk Art Wolf’s Head (and Paw) with Sharp Teeth! antique scrolled wrought iron and find old emeries andThis one! The first thing I bought last week in Nashville, and among my very favorites. I think it would be great if it were just the head with mouth open revealing spiky carved wooden teeth, but the addition of the claw with three spikes of its own makes it a hundred times better. Hard not to think of the big bad wolf knocking on the door, and of crocodiles, too. But to my eye this wolf has a definite sweetness about him, as if wanting just to shake