Single Ball in Cage Carved Wood Whimsy Kelco creating a dream-like piece that

creating a dream-like piece that makes me think of Kandinsky's horses as well as some of my favorite outsider art

Found at a fantastic estate sale loaded with mid-century ceramics and other wonderful objects from around the world

Perfect for holding pens

it feels dramatic

Single Ball in Cage Carved Wood Whimsy Kelco creating a dream-like piece thatI really love the roughness of this carved ball in cage whimsy; nothing fussy or perfect about it. Best is that it is in fact a bit of a failure there are a couple of splits where the wood of the sides meets the top, with a nail in one corner holding the cage together! (see photos) While it is possible the nail was a later repair, I rather think it was the work of its hard trying original maker, and for me makes this about the most tender and