Very Expressive Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Seagull crochet sample book (There are two holes in

(There are two holes in her backside

While it reads as black in these photos

freeing up their hands for sewing or trimming the leather

And the blue egg with three leafy stalks topped with what look a little like pinecones (

I am not certain of the artist as the only mark on the bottom is "1642 Italy" and I have not found its match

Very Expressive Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Seagull crochet sample book (There are two holes inThis wonderful seagull, carved of wood and polychromed, has a familiarity about it to me, as if done by an artist whose work I have seen somewhere but can't place. It's definitely not your average seagull, I really think done by someone known, and something tells me from Nova Scotia but that's just a hunch. The painterly white head with mossy green yellow tipped beak is just glorious, and I love the way it stands balanced on tail features with wire