Inuit Carved Stone Otter Gripping Fish broccoli sculpture At the bottom of the

At the bottom of the drawing

courtesy Helwaser Gallery:

The San Jose mission was founded in 1797 by the Franciscan order--the 14th Spanish mission established in California--and

I can't resist an old handmade wooden house

and how great it feels to hold in one's hand--and certainly it is built to withstand some serious slinging

Inuit Carved Stone Otter Gripping Fish broccoli sculpture At the bottom of theOne of two more Inuit carvings from a handful I bought last week, I believe all of which came from one collection, and to my eye a very good collection as I was tempted to buy many more. Not as frequent a subject as a seal or a bird or a figure, and I especially love the treatment of this otter's flipper like paws, especially the hind ones as they grip the rock he balances on, as if holding very tight with his tail doing the same from the back side. I