Antique Hex Type Crayon Star by Pennsylvania Folk Artist Wayne B. Blouch (#5) toy gun as pictured in detailed photos

as pictured in detailed photos

These Japanese hand-carved cedar (Cryptomeria) horny toads are pretty amazing for the manner in which their carved forms brilliantly correspond to the patterns of the  wood grain

and his giant walking feet

Made by CM Mallory of Albion

and there is a Made in Switzerland sticker on the underside

Antique Hex Type Crayon Star by Pennsylvania Folk Artist Wayne B. Blouch (#5) toy gun as pictured in detailed photosAnother hex type star from a portfolio of antique drawings by Pennsylvania folk outsider artist Wayne B. Blouch of Lancaster, PA I had four of these previously, all wonderfully distinct, and just got two more in. These were owned by art professor & art historian Jill McKeever Furst, who taught at Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, PA for over 10 years, which may be when she acquired them. There is not much out there about Blouch except a