Card for Spinning Wheel c. 1938

Maud M. Holme made this drawing of a card for a spinning wheel, but we don’t know when. I'm looking at it and I imagine the artist's hand moving across the page, carefully rendering each bristle with precision. I can almost feel the texture of the object, the roughness of the bristles, and the smooth wood of the handle. You know, it's funny, sometimes when I'm painting, I get so caught up in the details that I lose sight of the bigger picture. But with this drawing, it's like Holme is inviting us to slow down and really see the beauty in the everyday. It makes me think about other artists who have found inspiration in the mundane, like Giorgio Morandi with his bottles and jars. We’re all just trying to make sense of the world, one brushstroke at a time. It reminds me that painting is a conversation across time.