Trench Art Bullet Knife, 1932 lithograph poster or in a garden or

or in a garden or landscape

These relief elements are amplified by a sort of a bronze finish

and the sweet story of a Jacques and Marie escaping to the the beach on a hot July day in Paris

except that I believe she studied at Parsons School of Design in New York and received her BFA in Painting from Mass College of Art

for example) and also reminds me a bit of the work of Edwin and Mary Scheier

Trench Art Bullet Knife, 1932 lithograph poster or in a garden orI really love the long, arching shape of the blade on this old trench art knife, with it's handle made from the casing of a 50 caliber FA 1932 bullet. It's more of a decorative object than a useable one at this point though, as the blade, which has rusted a fair amount, is a bit loose inside the casing (if one really tried, you might be able to pull it out entirely.) The very tip of the blade, too, shows a little damage, and the shell casing is bent