Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair vintage accesories who I think quite charmed

who I think quite charmed the artist as he sketched them nearly 200 years ago

I think these old Odd Fellows mesh masks are pretty ingenious--great as objects  but even better worn as the features of the mask merge with the features of the wearer in a pretty eerie manner

who with his wife Gail own and operate River Hill Pottery

I find the labor put little things like this pretty amazing

There's so much else going on its not very noticeable

Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair vintage accesories who I think quite charmedThese are from a group of wonderful old handmade animals I found this past weekend in New Hampshire (and splurged a bit on as I think they're pretty special) I believe from a Noah's Ark set, though I'm not entirely sure all from the same set. I've divided them into a few pairs, and thought these two a perfect match. The larger, I would guess a polar bear, has jointed front and back legs; the smaller, who also looks a bit like a polar bear, though