A small drummer made entirely of stitched and woven thread stands with solemn readiness in THE PUPPET by Verna Tallman, his deep blue knitted body dressed with the earnest precision of a soldier who takes his music very seriously. Striped stockings in red and silver, a tiny drum slung across his chest, a drumstick held at his side, and a crocheted hat perched atop a face of stitched serenity that somehow manages to be both melancholy and endearing at once. Printed on fine art paper and presented in a gold frame with white slip and float glass, this nostalgic piece brings the warmth of a childhood memory into any interior fortunate enough to receive it.