Suspended Gesture, In Between, Old Snapshot Photo of Woman in Swim Costume weaving card with a nice warm patina

with a nice warm patina to the wood body and creamy white paint

This guy would be less interesting to me without the stains

I am in love with this little vintage hand-crafted Egyptian Ibis

who signed these--but none could compete with these two

but none as striking and unusual as this one

Suspended Gesture, In Between, Old Snapshot Photo of Woman in Swim Costume weaving card with a nice warm patinaA friend, who is also a choreographer, recently commented on how a snapshot I had listed reminded her of the work of Meredith Monk, which made me aware of how often I am attracted to photographs that feel like dance stills. Like this one. And the beauty of a photograph is that it suspends a moment, a gesture, forever. I love the awkwardness here, leg raised and arms extended for balance but also a bit like flapping wings. This woman's posture also