Antique Cast Iron Weathervane Arrow woven wall hanging then opened his own studio

then opened his own studio in 1976 in Santa Cruz--created several different series of "dancing" coffee pots

most plain but enough painted creamy white on one side to provide the perfect complement

And then on the reverse side

especially for those painterly soft green leaves against puffy cloud filled sky reminding me of Arthur Wesley Dow

A perfect little thing

Antique Cast Iron Weathervane Arrow woven wall hanging then opened his own studioI believe this arrow is a fragment of a 19th century weathervane, and judging from the aged surface of the iron, it spent many years pointing one way or another. I've rarely met an arrow I don't like, but the combination of form, material and surface make this I think a pretty great one. 15 3 8" l x 3 1 8" t x 1 1 4" d and in very good aged condition, very sound and stable.