http://crookedtimber.org/2008/12/18/a-tragic-sense-of-life-x-mas/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:29:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/12/18/a-tragic-sense-of-life-x-mas/comment-page-1/#comment-261493 jean Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:15:06 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=8851#comment-261493 My mom was Swedish and I have always loved the stuff her relatives would send at Christmas. But one of my favorite artists is Carl Larsson, turn of the century (the 19th) watercolorist of Swedish country life. Not so fantastical, but in the same vein. These are wonderful illustrations. Reminds me of my childhood. My mom was Swedish and I have always loved the stuff her relatives would send at Christmas. But one of my favorite artists is Carl Larsson, turn of the century (the 19th) watercolorist of Swedish country life. Not so fantastical, but in the same vein. These are wonderful illustrations. Reminds me of my childhood.

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