Double Faced Hand-carved Folk Art Jig Figure 19th century Guignol illustrations ink and pencil on wood)

ink and pencil on wood) shows some wear/age/dirt

) Surely inspiration and/or material for all sorts of creative endeavors

so I divided them out

soaped brush and straight razor in hand

Double Faced Hand-carved Folk Art Jig Figure 19th century Guignol illustrations ink and pencil on wood)This is another one that photos don't do justice; it is hard to get proper lighting on the face(s) and body at the same time, but in person the details of the faces are quite clear. And of course that is what makes this one really great the head rotates, allowing it to switch back and forth between two distinct personalities. I take one face as meant to be male (short hair, wide mouth) and the other (curls framing a beatific face with pursed lips)