No way could I resist this one--a perfect embodiment of how found object + creative idea + small intervention adding up to something pretty fantastic
Light toning to upper right corner
My favorite though (in addition to the shin guards) might be the balletic posture of the outfielder
Both eyes change from wide eyed blue (a little bloodshot around the edges) to closed
especially the hind ones as they grip the rock he balances on
Wonderful Antique French Hand-embroidered Figurative Doily: Soleil rounded No way could I resistClearly I've been paying attention to antique lace and linens of late, especially figurative pieces, which seem to me to be a great trove of folk art delights! This this handmade linen doily, spelling "soleil" at left (wonderfully divided across two lines as if an afterthought, or adapted to fit) is certainly French, and I believe may reference Louis XIV, the "sun king", in its depiction of this Sun God warrior with sword, rayed crown, and royal lion