Menthols Forever, Vintage Folk Art Cigarette Pack Wreath hand-dyed silk and "The Deer" written just

and "The Deer" written just below it

adhered mostly with nails it appears

with the frame tightly holding the slate with no wiggle

affecting piece

but then two in two weeks--this one a very charming and stark contrast to a notebook of very very precise and pristine graphite drawings listed last week

Menthols Forever, Vintage Folk Art Cigarette Pack Wreath hand-dyed silk and "The Deer" written justI believe the cigarette packs intricately folded to make this tramp art prison art wreath were Salem's, which bore the phrase "menthol flavor," visible here as they form the white perimeter stripe. Whether or not the current administration with follow through on banning menthols is unknown, but whatever the case certainly a folk creation of a lost era. Probably made as a garland of sorts for an ashtray set in the middle, but rather festive as a minty