Homages to Abe Lincoln by Edna and Robert, 1909-11 handmade planter due to the way that

due to the way that green has aged to radiant painterly perfection

used for the bushes/trees and ivy

including a bit of wood mounted to the paper at his feet

I especially love her depiction of child stuck in the giant bog

which I keeping thinking of as the face of a crescent moon

Homages to Abe Lincoln by Edna and Robert, 1909-11 handmade planter due to the way thatDigging through old piles of paper that I've accumulated over the last number of years I turned up these three, from the days when learning about American history included making things with one's hands. And surely it is always a good time to remember Abe Lincoln. I've got a special love for folded paper crayon colored portrait frames like this, and love the toning shadow left by the cut paper silhouette from many years of being folded down the