Intense Looking Woman with Lighthouse, Beautifully Spare and Stark Antique Tintype cardboard box Of the moment

Of the moment

such that the lid slides smoothly and fits super snugly--just right--protecting the figure (and symbol of the US Federal government) for what one hopes is a release and revivification near at hand

Don't miss the view from the bottom either--a star of sorts painted in yellow/orange

Few things feel as purely good to me as a big box of unsharpened yellow pencils

Intense Looking Woman with Lighthouse, Beautifully Spare and Stark Antique Tintype cardboard box Of the momentThis is the sort of tintype portrait I love most: stark looking subject, spare (and also quite painterly) sort of image. Here with just the edge of a lighthouse (a painted backdrop I assume) making it into the frame. Some sort of apron (?) stretched across her lap, wedding ring exposed on those long fingers, cloth in the other hand. She looks a bit like a bird, and also makes me think of both Emily Dickinson and Georgia O'Keefe. 3 3 16" x 2 3 8".