AM's Early School Slate with Unusual Make Do Leather and Square Nail Repair rebus vessel much loved thing that feels

much loved thing that feels special to me and with many years of use left in it

and perhaps also watercolor for the color

There's a layer of gold flecked varnish over her body

as if fire--or even a tornado

but I've never found one myself and must say that this one featuring a couple on their wedding day is about my favorite I've seen

AM's Early School Slate with Unusual Make Do Leather and Square Nail Repair rebus vessel much loved thing that feelsIf I had the space, I would fill a whole wall with antique school slates with mends and carved in marks of all sorts. So much life and artful repair born of necessity embedded in them. As it is, I am always looking. Rare in my experience to find one with a repair done in leather, which is what makes this one particularly special to me. Attached by three square nails, each nail backed by a leather round in front of the larger leather triangle, which