Sweet Small Hand-painted Folk Art Solitaire Jumping Game Board incised text patterns fit into a larger

patterns fit into a larger geometric order

and also about how a thing (like a wooden block) placed in relationship to another thing (like a wooden sphere) elucidates both while also opening possibilities for what one might do with them

and will stand on his own too if properly balanced on a flat surface

And that roof

Sweet Small Hand-painted Folk Art Solitaire Jumping Game Board incised text patterns fit into a largerI really love this little board, just the right size for solitary play (made for a classic peg jumping solitaire) and with a nice visceral ness to the wavery black painted lines, reading almost like tar. Found in Vermont just like this, no pegs, but I happened to have separately found a lovely 19th century set of carved bone pegs that fit the holes on this board perfectly I've listed them separately today, but included are photos of the board with