Transcendent (and Ultra Painterly) Froebel Kindergarten Folded Paper Composition wall vase Just a charming little folk

Just a charming little folk art snowy owl

which I especially love for its stoicism and the manner in which it so matter of factly references a history that has since been dispelled

7" long x 2 3/8" in diameter

or a graphite mark could have been used

with frame upon frame of linen (constructed

Transcendent (and Ultra Painterly) Froebel Kindergarten Folded Paper Composition wall vase Just a charming little folkYou know I love my antique Froebel kindergarten folded and woven paper exercises, usually the finer the better, but for me this one transcends those origins to read, and satisfy, like a sophisticated abstract painting. In part due to the chance unfolding of a few of those purple corners long ago, and also due to the slightly off kilter arrangement of those square (and torn edges of the backing paper too) it makes me think of the work of Hlio Oiticica