Brown Horses with Cart Pull Along Toy by Wlodzimierz polish folk then folded and glued paper

then folded and glued paper geometric structures

Inspiration for the design of Spring Blooms comes from several floral focused designs in the paper cutout collection given to the Museum of International Folk Art by Bureau of Indian Affairs teacher Mable Morrow during her work with the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe of South Dakota (1923 -1937)

Composition is simple

the blacksmith starts hammering

Attached to the ceiling in a cottage

Brown Horses with Cart Pull Along Toy by Wlodzimierz polish folk then folded and glued paperBeautiful pull along wooden horses with a cart. Hand carved in wood, then hand painted by a folk artist Wlodzimierz. Wooden toys have been made and loved for centuries across the globe. Birds, horses, cars, spinning dancers, just to name a few, have a long tradition in folk culture in Poland. Simple and beautiful, they were hand carved in local wood using traditional tools, then hand painted in bright colours and decorated with folk ornaments.