Curious Little Wood, Wire and Clay Construction hooked There are a fair number

There are a fair number of mid-century "nail art" tabletop sculptures out there

Klijn's work has been offered at auction multiple times

with a halo of solid black surrounding these women as if protecting and connecting them

and I've collected--and sold-a lot of bud vases

Curious Little Wood, Wire and Clay Construction hooked There are a fair numberI love this little thing, though I am not quite sure what it is! It could be a miniature drying rack of sorts upon which one could hang doll sized clothes and socks to dry. But turn it on its side vertically, and the 4 little clay weights that are strung on the wires wiggle down from top to bottom in the most capitivating way, so I might just treat it as a tabletop amusement to be turned over like an hourglass now and then! Really quite a lovely