Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! grate " lending it a certain

" lending it a certain grace

looks to have just pulled up a fish

with a wonderful presence

I love the idea of sticks of chalk termed "Lecturer's Squares"--making them feel as if they have very important information to impart

There is also some missing chinking between the lowest two beams on the front facing side

Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! grate " lending it a certainA curious one, which I purchased from a dealer in Nashville named Kitty Saylor, my favorite name ever and just right I think for someone offering up a starfish basket! It is a real and large starfish that forms the basket here, its underbelly (basket interior) painted a now mellow gold, and its exterior coated in a dark brown stain varnish. The handle is wood, with what appears to be a vine wrapping it tightly, all stained and varnished too, and with