Fisherman

Today's choice was super easy. You might remember me mentioning that I placed a bid on ebay for another Anne Harvey pin: well, I won the auction and this pin arrived yesterday, courtesy of mtnpearl. How could I not wear it today? I'll figure out a deeper reason for choosing the Fisherman when I've had him a while, but for now, novelty and beauty are the only reasons I need.

I'm delighted by this pin in several ways. I like the proportions of the three forms (man, fish and bucket) and how they relate to each other. I like that each form is stylized. I like the judicious use of contrasting materials (silver and black stone). And the fish and the bucket swing freely, thereby qualifying as desirable dangly bits.

Sadly, Anne Harvey has moved on to more commercial work, but if the Fisherman is representative of her Mexico work, I'm sure there'll be more examples out there. And I will find them.