James Williams "the Ole Whittler" Carved Whimsy Art Deco planter a bit of aging/darkening to

a bit of aging/darkening to the grass on the exterior and couple of lost stitches

Are they young friends or young lovers

Put this guy on a slightly inclined surface get him walking

while the landscape around him falls into abstraction

James Williams "the Ole Whittler" Carved Whimsy Art Deco planter a bit of aging/darkening toThis whittled whimsy does not have much age, but it certainly carries the pride of James Williams, known as "The Ole Whittler" of Ypsilanti Michigan (1929 2014), who made it. Born in Kentucky, Williams spent his adult life in Ypsilanti, where he worked as a contract carpenter and later for Ford Motor Company. In his retirement, he spent much of his time carving pieces like this in addition to imparting "the art of whittling" to students, which clearly