Joe the Sweet Old Jointed (and Slightly Wounded) Folk Art Dog odd fellows hourglass so our floating Virgin is

so our floating Virgin is quite small and finely painted

and would make a pretty great knock down to lob a ball at

in  1/8" inch increments

Colored charcoal/pastel on paper

Uneven edges

Joe the Sweet Old Jointed (and Slightly Wounded) Folk Art Dog odd fellows hourglass so our floating Virgin isOld Joe, what a sweet boy and I find it particularly hard to resist a creature that has a name! He's got one leg that is a bit wounded too, which of course provokes my empathy all the more. With washers and wire at his joints, enabling his head, legs, and tail to move freely, such that he can sit, and lay, and will stand on his own too if properly balanced on a flat surface. Good, and different, painted face s(and spots) on both sides smiling on one