Nyla Gladine Thompson, Mouth Painter, c. 1950s Original Oil Painting on Postcard toy sword The beard is super soft

The beard is super soft

It is constructed like a "crown on thorns" with interlocking pieces

1960s Bitossi Rosenthal Netter vase makes me think of when the grass first starts to turn green after the long winter

and there is a signature carved into one handle

and a perfect reminder of why drawings are my favorite things among all things

Nyla Gladine Thompson, Mouth Painter, c. 1950s Original Oil Painting on Postcard toy sword The beard is super softI didn't quite understand the meaning of "mouth artist" handwritten on the back of this hand painted postcard when I found it, or recognize the name of Nyla G. Thompson of Austin, TX who signed it, but a little googling led me the fabulous folk outsider collector Jim Linderman's Dull Tool Dim Bulb blog, where I learned a bunch about her, including that she did, as a polio survivor, indeed paint by holding a paintbrush in her mouth. [here's a link] As