Folk Art Pyrographed Flying Pheasant on Fungus Conk cowboy At left appears to be

At left appears to be a large farm house

and just the most sparely carved features on the face

This one was pretty finely but not fussily done

with great details from that sculptural hair to bangled wrists to fancy heels

Folk Art Pyrographed Flying Pheasant on Fungus Conk cowboy At left appears to beI found a great fungus conk pyrographed with an owl a month or two ago by the same maker that signed this one, both of which I purchased from the same dealer. As with that one, I love how this flying game bird, a pheasant I would guess, looks rather as if it emerged from the fungus conk itself, always there, and as roughly rendered as the craggy back side of the conk. I also like that it can be displayed sitting up, face front, or on its back, face