Signed Connie Roberts Wood Carved "Edit-It" Pencil Whistle

This is a Connie Roberts Hand Carved Wooden Whistle, Pencil "Edit-It" Whistle. Connie Roberts is known for carving wooden whistles; she is called the “Whistle Lady”. Although she was trained as a figure painter, receiving her M.F.A in painting from the University of Iowa in the 1970s, Roberts chose to start wood carving because she wanted to bridge fine arts with folk arts. Constance uses a sense of humor to approach difficult issues within her work. The three main themes within her work include popular culture, nursery rhymes and political commentary. "Constance Alyce Westvig Roberts creates carved wooden whistles, but this isn't always obvious at first glance. Trained as a figurative painter, Connie Roberts calls herself a "thing- maker." In her work, she bridges the realms of fine art and folk art and tackles many subjects with sharp wit and unrestrained humor".