REPENT Old Hand-painted Sign in Black and Gold alpine landscape likely dates to the 19th

likely dates to the 19th century

I believe mid 19th century on this charming oil on board river scene

Woven of sweetgrass and dyed ash splint

body sewn of seal skin and

the prolific and endlessly inventive Chicago artist who made this piece

REPENT Old Hand-painted Sign in Black and Gold alpine landscape likely dates to the 19thThe second of two "REPENT" signs I've had this month, which perhaps is the universe telling me (or the collective us) something! I really love the make do matter of factness of this one, looking like wood repurposed from a piece of furniture and with just a little gold edging to the capital black painted letters to add a sense of the holy. Plus a pair of steel loops at either end to allow for it to be very sturdily tethered to something, and a nice