C. 1920s German Kaffee Worpswede Photo Postcard early aphabets whose carver seems to have

whose carver seems to have abandoned him without quite finishing (though after doing quite a nice job detailing his face

complete focus is on the gestures and expressions of the two bodies

There are a range of different nails

As at home in a mid-century modern ranch as in a rustic farmhouse

but her collection showed her consummate curiosity and taste for unusual handmade objects from around the world

C. 1920s German Kaffee Worpswede Photo Postcard early aphabets whose carver seems to haveI didn't know anything about Kaffee Worpswede when I found this, but quite a compelling looking place (with a fabulous logo.) I've since learned it was a significant one artistically and architecturally built by sculptor Bernhard Hoetger, who came to Worpswede (a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany) through his acquaintance with Paula Modersohn Becker. The Kaffee was completed 1925 1927 as part of a three building