Praying Couple and Santo Nino: Antique Mexican Folk Art Ex Voto Retablo on Tin mary davis the company name is Artwood

the company name is Artwood Toy Co

with this watercolor of five eggs the anomaly among them

a moon with face

Grenfell handicrafts like this letter opener were done by patients recovering in the hospital

with an early incarnation of the lettering still visible under the current hand-painted version

Praying Couple and Santo Nino: Antique Mexican Folk Art Ex Voto Retablo on Tin mary davis the company name is ArtwoodIt's been a little while since I've had a ex voto retablo painting in the shop they seem to be getting evermore precious and hard to come by so I was especially glad to find this beauty in southern Maine this week. Perfectly succinct but full of feeling, with all focus on the thankful couple kneeling beside their simple bed, praying to the Santo Nio de Atocha (Christ child) who floats on a cloud at upper left. Wonderfully painted figures I especially