Vintage Folk Art Penguin, Signed H. Sloan, Maine double sixes giving this brush a nice

giving this brush a nice warm patina

A variety of woods were used

and which I think appear a bit darker in photos than in reality

Here is fun double deck set of “Godey’s Ladies” cards

Much hammered and thrown around but all the better for it--works and looks great

Vintage Folk Art Penguin, Signed H. Sloan, Maine double sixes giving this brush a niceThis is one of six carved and painted birds I found together, all signed H. Sloan, Maine, and I believe dating to the 1980s or so. I've found a few other birds signed by Sloan out there on the internet, but haven't been able to dig up anything about him, and don't have a first name. I rather like that he didn't just stick to birds found in Maine, as evidenced in this very sweet penguin, whose posture, and demeanor too, feel just right. 6 1 8" t x 1 3