Labors of Love: Wounded and Mended Large Old Erzgebirge Animal Fleet carved ball in cage whimsy with ship in the distance

with ship in the distance appearing to ride the crest of a wave

and unglazed clay for the details

” Jones carved animals and figures from tree branches while out hunting in the woods of West Virginia

and a vehicle for the use of lots of gold

or put to some other creative use

Labors of Love: Wounded and Mended Large Old Erzgebirge Animal Fleet carved ball in cage whimsy with ship in the distanceWell, of course I had a bring these home with me! Some wonderful person before me (I think of them as a soulmate!) took each of these wounded Erzgebirge animals and gave them new life by gluing their feet to plinths and, for a few with two or more legs lost given them a peg leg to balance them out! I have to believe there is someone out there who will love these empathetic creatures as much as I do, so here they are, in all of their wounded glory to