Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster Hemingway excited love and contempt

excited love and contempt

L'Assiette au Beurre (literally The Butter Plate

Nicely sized at 5 1/2" tall with a diameter of 3 1/4"

from the clay to the shapes to the glazing

Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster Hemingway excited love and contemptI really love the handling of the wattle on this guy, with just a thin painted black line distinguishing it from the red of his face, itself painted like a mask with cutout for his eye and brow! Great red comb and yellow beak and polka dotted legs too, with an old repaired split to one foot and a bit of loss to the other, but who cares? To me he seems a bit cranky and a bit awkward and possessive of a bit of an attitude but with a very kind and