Fabulous Brazilian Folk Art Dentist at Work Ceramic Sculpture Yosegi standing for its maker

standing for its maker

or keep on the coffee table just for making patterns

coupled with the fantastic turquoise and yellow of his outfit

Based on quality of the handwriting on the front of the notebook it seems possible that this could be the album of a teacher rather than a student

Sheet size is 5 1/8" x 7 3/8"

Fabulous Brazilian Folk Art Dentist at Work Ceramic Sculpture Yosegi standing for its makerI know this piece is that it came from the estate of a dentist, who commissioned it specifically, and I am certain that it is by a Brazilian folk artist, possibly Manoel Eudocio. The maker definitely captured the drama of a dentist at work, including the stuff of a patient's nightmares, as red paint spills through her two big front teeth, and dots her nose as well! All of the details on this are great, with nothing forgotten, from sink to spitting