Fruits as Protagonists, Pear and Grapes In Landscape, 19th Century Pastel in Original Frame clay figure "Strike" might have made at

"Strike" might have made at least as much sense as a choice of word

but when I see these old dyed bone game chips I just can't pass them by

sort of like a child's sewing lessons book (for practicing seams

but I think the "G" at top of the outside row marks Games won

with various things displayed inside the scoop

Fruits as Protagonists, Pear and Grapes In Landscape, 19th Century Pastel in Original Frame clay figure "Strike" might have made atI don't always go for old folk art pastel drawings, but I love the almost surreal aspect of this one, with this large pear and bunch of black grapes positioned amid a landscape as if they were human in scale, like the protagonists in some small drama perhaps heading together (and they certainly do feel like a couple!) toward the blue sky in the distance! And doesn't it just seem like the pear is the one who is going to take the lead, while those