Fabulous Dancing Couple, Ceramic Sculpture by Unknown Artist fabric ball Laitman Documentation Project for Craft

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I continue to be fascinated by these old punch paper embroideries because of the way image and text were combined--the more unexpected the combination the better

made in three parts like a puzzle

This one is a bit of a mystery to me

I love its roughness and the shape of it

Fabulous Dancing Couple, Ceramic Sculpture by Unknown Artist fabric ball Laitman Documentation Project for CraftThese two! For me, the marvelousness of this piece is very much about the expression on her face, in which I see a complex mix of pride and concentration and perhaps some dissatisfaction, too. Being 5 foot 10" myself, I also appreciate that she towers over her partner, whose gaze seems to land squarely on one breast, which perhaps is what's provoking her unsmiling expression though from another angle her posture seems quite tender, as if she were