At least, I think this is a Buddha riding a lion, mainly because when I Googled “Buddha riding a lion” I ended up here, which explains that “the mystical lion…symbolizes the guardian of Buddhist doctrines.” In any event, a very nice hand-carved piece, part of the “things I found in my mother-in-law’s house” series. More …
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Photo of the Day: Scottie, Beaming Up
A slipware Scottish terrier, from the “things I found in my mother-in-law’s house series.” The only notation on the bottom is England 83. I don’t know anything else about it, but he’s a cute little feller, ain’t he? What’s that? You were expecting something about Star Trek instead of a picture of a happy dog …
Photo of the Recent Past: Snowy Statue
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Photo of the Day: Alabaster Orange
From the “things I found in my mother-in-law’s house” series: an alabaster orange in a really lovely alabaster pedestal fruit bowl, both bearing small labels proclaiming them to have been “hand-carved in Italy.” More photos here.
Photo of the Day: The Totem
From the “things I found in my mother-in-law’s house” series, this tiny totem pole is labeled, “Made in Canada by Ellen Neel and the Totem Carvers – Kwakiutl Indians.” It may be one of the 5,000 tiny totem poles Ellen Neel and the Totem Carvers once made for the Hudson Bay Company. Then again, it …
Photo of the Day: The Bear
From my new photo series, “Things I Found in My Mother-in-Law’s House.” The bottom of this handsome bear says “Hand Carved by Kadian Crafts, Canada.” More photos here.
Photo of the Day: The Elephant
The first in an occasional series I’m calling “Things I Found in My Mother-in-Law’s House.” This is the head of a brass elephant, obviously. It’s one of two, on marble stands, obviously intended as book ends. The question is, why is there a matching candlestick holder? Would you put it in the middle of a …
Casting bronze
Recently, the MacKenzie Art Gallery has been offering “Twilight Tours” conducted by local artists. We visited Vic Cicansky’s studio, Joe Fafard’s foundry in Pense, and even toured back lanes with Wilf Perrault. Of all the tours, I found the one to Fafard’s foundry most fascinating, because it shed some light on one of the oldest …
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