Charming Folk Art Perched Owl Doorstop antique North American map which I finally purchased after

which I finally purchased after carrying it around with me on two separate visits to a local antique shop

but I prefer to think they were done individually

and think it would be great filled with wildflowers

These terrific hand-painted jointed boxers are bi-racial: each is black on one side and white on the other

Charming Folk Art Perched Owl Doorstop antique North American map which I finally purchased afterI've gotten pretty picky about the folk art doorstops I bring home, looking for ones that are either pretty unusual or have amazing old painted surfaces. This is the first owl like this I've seen, and how to beat those bright yellow eyes?!! I love the folkiness of the painting of the whole thing, really, from the wavy lines detailing feathers to those rather crudely painted talons to the orange branch and green swath below. To my eye a total charmer,