Two Awkward Carved Nudes - ONLY LEFT NUDE AVAILABLE flouncy one small knick on the

one small knick on the lip of the wide end

The guiding handle which runs down the middle of his body

with the underside of the lid features many possible arrangements for inspiration

The front side of the slate is solid black

and is emblematic of Takei's woodblock prints

Two Awkward Carved Nudes - ONLY LEFT NUDE AVAILABLE flouncy one small knick on theRight nude SOLD; Left AVAILABLE One of my favorite genres of carvings has definitely become what I'd call awkward nudes clearly done with great care and sincerity, but not quite masterfully, with the faces especially betraying the idealized bodies and poses the carving was clearly hoping to achieve. For me, these embody a big part of what I love about folk art the embodiment of lots of aspiration, hard trying, and very often "failure". And so while