Pair of Old Folk Art Crate Wood Shoes, Presumed Trade Signs zuni pottery the warmth of its patina

the warmth of its patina and the care invested in its making are all the more palpable

but this is #1

which is all one really needs to become a master fortune teller

who towers over her as if from another world--and

I also like how the drawing perfectly swirls ancient Greece and 1920s America together

Pair of Old Folk Art Crate Wood Shoes, Presumed Trade Signs zuni pottery the warmth of its patinaI have to think these shoes were made, and hung, as trade signs for a cobbler, though I don't know for complete certain. Clearly they were made of crate wood that was lying around, with the red printed label of an old fruit crate visible on the back of one. The fronts feature recessed carving for the gold painted soles as well as pinprick decoration running across the toes, sides and fronts, subtle against the black but clearly visible. The black