Old Blue and White Carved Bird on Perch wooden nutcracker which I don't think detracts

which I don't think detracts a bit

which only adds to the “may the sun—or moon—shine on you wherever you go” feeling of this piece

but this rock certainly looks to me as if capturing the impressions of a whole lot of small shells--what immediately struck me

if you look closely

Lapid pieces tend to be reminscent of Scandinavian and West German modernist ceramics

Old Blue and White Carved Bird on Perch wooden nutcracker which I don't think detractsMeant to be a parrot, or parakeet, I believe, which I fell in love with for its bright blue and white paint, and for the shape of its head and beak, with those big orange glass eyes seeming a bit awkwardly placed in relation and so making this creature feel a bit surreal and also as if keeping a keen eye on everything around it! With a perch made of two cut branches with bark still on them, which I think suits it perfectly. Feels like a personality