Mexican Folk Art Painted Cobbler's Shoe with Jesus and Crucifixion Iconography american drawings (There is a set of

(There is a set of smaller serving bowls from the same set listed separately

I view them as readymade painterly sculptures

This horse certainly shows its history of use

I see what I believe are two birds facing one another near the top of the bag

About as folky as model railroad signs could be

Mexican Folk Art Painted Cobbler's Shoe with Jesus and Crucifixion Iconography american drawings (There is a set ofI've certainly seen Mexican folk art cobbler's forms completely covered with Milagros, but I had not seen a painted on before though have since learned this too is a genre. This is by far the best example I've found, painted with the face of Christ on the toe, and then imagery related to the crucifixion on all sides (nails for the cross, tools of torture, Judas' bag of silver.) Perhaps not for everyone but I really love both the manner of the painting