Golden Eye Female, Folk Art Working Decoy with Great Surface, North Shore, MA wood and horsehair brush who coined the phrase

who coined the phrase

and I am certain that it is by a Brazilian folk artist

and Hannah Appleton)--and that he is posing at Crane Beach in Ipswich

of both black and white figures

with a bright red nose to boot

Golden Eye Female, Folk Art Working Decoy with Great Surface, North Shore, MA wood and horsehair brush who coined the phraseI know this working duck decoy, and its male, green headed Golden Eye mate, came from an estate in Newburyport, MA, where, or near where, they were made. I'm no decoy expert and not dedicated to becoming one; I get excited about them for their sculptural qualities, the more primitive the better, and for their surfaces, made better by the years and work they've done. I find the form, and the craquelure to the surface on this one really gorgeous, and