Wonderful Old Maine General Store Large Tin Match Safe with Fitted Wooden Lid raku vase signed er did a series of drawings

did a series of drawings very late in life of floating forms composed double-profiles

holds its peace and meanly skulks away

1980s or so I would guess and very sweet

I really love when objects accrue added resonance over the course of time as result of all sorts of chance factors

and his pose

Wonderful Old Maine General Store Large Tin Match Safe with Fitted Wooden Lid raku vase signed er did a series of drawingsThis I found in mid coast Maine, and I know from the seller I purchased it from that it came out of an old general store not far from there. As is evident from the old hand writing that runs around the rim of the lid, it served as a large (general store sized) match safe. Really a beautiful thing, made of tin with this great wooden lid with simple, super sturdy handle for lifting it off, wonderfully worn from doing so time and time again. The lid