Carved Folk Art Wolf’s Head (and Paw) with Sharp Teeth! antique scrolled wrought iron I like the crudeness of

I like the crudeness of it

with chunky screwed on nose and big drippy red mouth

Painting size is 8" x 4 7/8"

and find old emeries and pin cushions a perfect case in point

with a very believably lemon-like skin and a few brown spots for good measure

Carved Folk Art Wolf’s Head (and Paw) with Sharp Teeth! antique scrolled wrought iron I like the crudeness ofThis one! The first thing I bought last week in Nashville, and among my very favorites. I think it would be great if it were just the head with mouth open revealing spiky carved wooden teeth, but the addition of the claw with three spikes of its own makes it a hundred times better. Hard not to think of the big bad wolf knocking on the door, and of crocodiles, too. But to my eye this wolf has a definite sweetness about him, as if wanting just to shake