Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure hand-painted dog I love this wonderfully creepy-cheerful

I love this wonderfully creepy-cheerful

This particular box features the original oak stain and mark on the front reading  "Patented 1889

When I first saw this fantastic pair of vintage Japanese tiered Art Deco ceramic planters glazed a rich

This is really a gorgeous textile

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure hand-painted dog I love this wonderfully creepy-cheerfulI discovered this wonderful little clay woman with child at the estate sale of a choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, who had a fantastic collection of objects from around the world, ancient to contemporary and I fell in love with her immediately. I love the black hair, big round painted eye with sculpted nose between them, the exaggerated hands with individuated fingers, and the way she lifts and cradles her child, who so intimately