Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head holder this evocative little map is

this evocative little map is just the sort of thing that ought to give rise to a novel

) A deck was sacrificed in making this one

not knowing much about the late Capt

The glaze is a pretty blue with just a hint of green in it

Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head holder this evocative little map isAnother singular folk creation of unknown origins, with one eye carved and the other a burl, which I imagine is what spurred its creation to begin with, as its maker saw an alligator in there just waiting to be coaxed out! And indeed, it seems rather as if it always existed, with dark (scalded i believe), craggy surface to the wood giving it quite a primordial feel very alligator esque! The shape of the head follows the natural form of the wood such