Fave Find: Folk Art Carvings
The same day that Zach and I scored those Briggs treasures, we swung by another sale and bought two items that are now “fave finds” of mine.
When we arrived at the sale, I instantly noticed all of these wood carvings. They were ADORABLE. The woman running the sale informed me that the deceased owner of the estate had been quite the woodworker. He made all of these figures and sold them throughout his life.
I was immediately happy that I was going to be able to buy some of these, but also MEGA SAD that the family of this man didn’t want to keep these. I started to stress out that all of these figures would be thrown in the trash when the sale ended.
Unfortunately I couldn’t buy all of these guys because they were kind of pricey! Originally they were $15-20 each! Since it was Sunday, and the last day of the sale, they were all around $5-10.
The first guy I found was this skiing rabbit:
If there are two things I love, they are skiing and rabbits.
Next I found this country singer lady:
Look at that little cowboy hat she is holding! This is truly the greatest thing of all time.
Here is another view:
These carvings make me so happy. They are funny and cute…important characteristics of any fave find.
What’s funny is I was writing this post and dropping it in our queue about the same time that our friend over at Monkeybox Blog was writing this great post about her own folk art collection. I’m glad to see some fellow admiration for the effort that goes into woodcarving. Very cool.
Ok, so last thing. This is too hilarious not to mention. When Zach and I left this sale, we noticed this yard:
And then this crazy guy ACROSS THE STREET AND IN A DITCH:
Penguin on the run!
Ok and for good measure, here is an old photo of me with a real penguin:
-Erin