Old Blue and White Carved Bird on Perch vintage folk art frog very much in the manner

very much in the manner of renowned Alebrije creator Manual Jimenez

I just love the rendering of all of these very particular surgical tools together

There is a bit of water staining on the right side of the card

and that the suits run in one direction only

and quite a lot of charms packed into it

Old Blue and White Carved Bird on Perch vintage folk art frog very much in the mannerMeant to be a parrot, or parakeet, I believe, which I fell in love with for its bright blue and white paint, and for the shape of its head and beak, with those big orange glass eyes seeming a bit awkwardly placed in relation and so making this creature feel a bit surreal and also as if keeping a keen eye on everything around it! With a perch made of two cut branches with bark still on them, which I think suits it perfectly. Feels like a personality