| Neither
kitsch nor high art, most of the little handmade animals whose
images appear in this book of postcards were made to be sold—they
weren't whittled or molded by a loving grandpa for distribution
to delighted children within his family. Nevertheless, each
piece reflects the talent and the sensibility of an individual
creator. The likelihood that the creator and the eventual
recipient might never meet doesn't affect the benignity and
beauty of the object or its value as folk art. The pieces
assembled here come from Austria, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Japan,
Chile, Sweden, India, Poland, and Philadelphia—to name
a few of the sources. They reveal a truth that transcends
our societies and cultures: everybody likes a little critter.
17.5cm x 12cm |
