Wide Mouthed, Pink Skinned Bill Ward Folk Art Head Signed heavy load and also just special objects

and also just special objects should it turn out said host is not an avid game player

You know I love a punch paper embroidery

Plus what a wonderfully determined looking young woman

A perfect example of the sort of sampler I love--one filled with personality

I could not resist this lovely old wooden bossing hammer

Wide Mouthed, Pink Skinned Bill Ward Folk Art Head Signed heavy load and also just special objectsI've found nothing about the Bill Ward who signed this, but a pretty great carved head I think it is, reminding me some of the work of Ernie Richardson (Damascus, VA) and with a bit of Shields Landon Jones about it, too especially the very wide mouth! Very pink skin, very blue eyes, and with an intensity and complexity of expression that feels very of the moment to me. 7 3 8 x 3 3 4 x 3 1 2 d. 2nd half 20th c. Signed on the underside and in very good