The Dog, the Church, and the Sailor: Triumvirate of Antique Thread Framed Photographs antique floral this one I found it

this one I found it in an off the beaten path spot in Maine

and a small loss to the bottom right corner

and I can't look at this terrific Fire Exit sign now without wanting to write about it in conceptual terms

but do rather them all in a row

with a sky blue background behind the creamy white sails

The Dog, the Church, and the Sailor: Triumvirate of Antique Thread Framed Photographs antique floral this one I found itA group of three wonderful antique thread framed photographs found together near the Hudson River Valley clearly all made by the same person, and a sort of triumvirate of touchstones: dog, church, and (the largest) young sailor, son I presume, though perhaps husband. I come across thread wrapped photos every now and then, but rarely ones as colorfully framed as these, and don't think I've seen ones with thread framing anything other than human