Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 souvenir penny and the wonderful painted decoration

and the wonderful painted decoration everywhere

which similarly feature numerous figures and animals

Turning something

when optical illusions because a big thing in France (check out the phénakisticopes published by Joseph Plateau)  and reversal portraits were circulated

Her work includes original illustrations for two books of Inuit legends

Elegant Large Signed Ball in Cage Whimsy, 1975 souvenir penny and the wonderful painted decorationIf I were to imagine the perfect single ball in cage whimsy, this would pretty much be it! Very skillfully carved, with super elegant lines I really love how the round of the ball is echoed perfectly by the curved walls of the cage at top and bottom, and held in by the very thinnest of walls; just lovely. And it really feels quite luxurious at about 7 3 4 inches tall as much as a small modernist sculpture as a folk carving! Happily it is signed and