Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess treen reamer somehow this letter makes me

somehow this letter makes me happy

Though this postcard is British

it is an example of Dhokra metal casting

5 1/4" x 4" on a very thin laid paper with a watermark

Sculptural Tall 1986 Ball in Cage Whimsy by John Coppess treen reamer somehow this letter makes meThis particular form, a long and tall ball in cage feeling as much a modernist sculpture as a whimsy, seems to have been the specialty of John E. Coppess of Sunfield, Michigan, who signed it on the bottom, and by whom I found a very similar whimsy several months ago dated 1975! A quick search reveals that Coppess was born in 1910, so would have been well into his 70s when he carved this one, and I have to imagine making it gave him quite a lot of