Nyla Gladine Thompson, Mouth Painter, c. 1950s Original Oil Painting on Postcard old mercantile signage I'm not totally sure why

I'm not totally sure why I'm so into this old map

all the more so for being made of what I believe is solid steel--heavy

bright shiny yellow

I’m truly in love with this one

Nyla Gladine Thompson, Mouth Painter, c. 1950s Original Oil Painting on Postcard old mercantile signage I'm not totally sure whyI didn't quite understand the meaning of "mouth artist" handwritten on the back of this hand painted postcard when I found it, or recognize the name of Nyla G. Thompson of Austin, TX who signed it, but a little googling led me the fabulous folk outsider collector Jim Linderman's Dull Tool Dim Bulb blog, where I learned a bunch about her, including that she did, as a polio survivor, indeed paint by holding a paintbrush in her mouth. [here's a link] As