Fantastic Old Carving of Woman with Long Hair and Tiny Hands Jens Quisgaard With their varied heights running

With their varied heights running in pairs

The painting has not been touched

and a great way to release stress

I believe this old handmade wooden decoy would have attached to a post

the other a rich brown and putty colored--that follow the contours of their making

Fantastic Old Carving of Woman with Long Hair and Tiny Hands Jens Quisgaard With their varied heights runningOne of my very favorite carvings I've had, and quite an old one, found in Maine and made of pine I believe. For me, it all hinges on those tiny tiny hands, clasped just below her waist, exactly where her long cloak of hair ends, and exactly where her skirt splits, falling in waves on either side and revealing the underskirt below and quite undermining any sense of primness. When I found her she immediately made me think of Donatello's Mary Magdalene.