Mexican Folk Art Painted Cobbler's Shoe with Jesus and Crucifixion Iconography american drawings including the pillow upon which

including the pillow upon which the mother sits and the tools she is using for her task

I view them as readymade painterly sculptures

7 1/2" l x 3 1/2" t

About as folky as model railroad signs could be

1 7/16" across at lip

Mexican Folk Art Painted Cobbler's Shoe with Jesus and Crucifixion Iconography american drawings including the pillow upon whichI've certainly seen Mexican folk art cobbler's forms completely covered with Milagros, but I had not seen a painted on before though have since learned this too is a genre. This is by far the best example I've found, painted with the face of Christ on the toe, and then imagery related to the crucifixion on all sides (nails for the cross, tools of torture, Judas' bag of silver.) Perhaps not for everyone but I really love both the manner of the painting