Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #2 silver leaf 203 lodge In an old solid wood

In an old solid wood frame

what makes this compelling is the charring to the lower left corner

and would guess the frame is about that old as well

The ground of the interior is glazed a perfect matte dark green-black

Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #2 silver leaf 203 lodge In an old solid woodI just found three of these lovely old cut paper weavings, listed individually, and think they must have been done by a very dexterous and meticulous school girl, or perhaps her teacher, as they are quite finely crafted. This and one other are a combination of black and cream, with a third that is burgundy and silver. As I list them right next to a gridded mandala painting, it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear