Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait red and green linen on

red and green linen on cream

looking quintessentially Down East Maine to me

I really can’t think of a better pot in which to plant a big

How much nicer to reference this sweet old perpetual calendar with lovingly hand-written inserts than to check the calendar on one's phone

The whole tin was painted a sort of brown-gray that is really lovely

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait red and green linen onThe dealer in my neck of the woods that I purchased this root burl stool from believed it to be antique Chinese and looking at some images of Chinese root wood "scholar's stools," I believe he is correct. I found find it a completely gorgeous, strikingly sculptural and dramatically gestural thing, with super smooth surface and wonderfully rich color, ranging from near black to rust orange. And it is a shape shifter, revealing different aspects across