BJ Pawlaczyk, Michigan 1994 Signed Ice Fishing Decoy cotton textile who I believe acquired it

who I believe acquired it from a notable Pennsylvania collection of naive drawings sold off some years ago

made of porcelain encased in a very finely woven wicker shell

whose left-handedness results in the “backwards” stitch that this basket displays

though brass or bronze or silver I am not entirely sure

The challenge with this wonderful house is deciding which side to face front

BJ Pawlaczyk, Michigan 1994 Signed Ice Fishing Decoy cotton textile who I believe acquired itThis one is not very old, but I find it pretty charming; I'm actually not sure what it is meant to be but it sure looks happy whatever the case! It was signed BJ and dated 1994 on the underside; a bit of searching led me B. J. Pawlaczyk of Michigan, maker of both duck decoys and fishing decoys, who I'm certain was its maker. It is lead weighted but looks never to have been dropped in the water, though I do believe it had a couple of tiny ears, now