Blue Bird! Charming 19th Century Cutout Ink Drawing in Terrific Primitive Period Frame pastry wheel The effect is so visceral--you

The effect is so visceral--you can see exactly how the flame travelled in real time

with a red painted mouth stretching from one end to the other and perhaps a second eye like a shadow below the right one

I just love the manner of the drawing

and especially like that this radiant apple was portrayed bottoms up

but I think it is one of the most amazing whimsies I've ever seen

Blue Bird! Charming 19th Century Cutout Ink Drawing in Terrific Primitive Period Frame pastry wheel The effect is so visceral--youPure joy. The marvelous, densely pen and blue ink decorated bird here is a cutout drawing, mid 19th c. I believe, purchased from a favorite Pennsylvania based dealer, and the wonderful c. mid 19th century black stained painted primitive frame with hand cut glass is one I found in New Hampshire and had waiting for the perfect thing, which I think the bird is! I mounted the cutout drawing to a piece of cream colored archival mat via one piece of