Written with a Strong Hand, 19th Century Penmanship Notebook with Many Good Combinations bottle opener I've got a predilection for

I've got a predilection for things that possess an internal torque or tension

I've wound up feeling like this little watercolor is actually a pretty potent image of power disparity

from its original mat

which I believe are African and made of bone and what appears to be silver or silver plate (it is quite shiny

I also like that the neck was done as a separate piece

Written with a Strong Hand, 19th Century Penmanship Notebook with Many Good Combinations bottle opener I've got a predilection forThis one was not fully completed, but the ink is so strong, and the hand that wrote it so confident, and the completed pages include some of my favorite work combinations ever: Valentine + Vermilion, Quickener + Quenchers, Yearning + Yawning (and here one Yearling inserted, too), and whole pages of Ordinary and Disclaimer. I'll never get over the delight and resonance of seeing such words repeated over and over again in perfect cursive. 8 3 8" x 6 7