AM's Early School Slate with Unusual Make Do Leather and Square Nail Repair arts and crafts pottery bowl though pre-dating Smith's emergence by

though pre-dating Smith's emergence by 30+  years

but also a great silhouette and pop of color for the shelf

And with sleeves rolled up under her stained smock-like dress

more beauty

and streaming hair

AM's Early School Slate with Unusual Make Do Leather and Square Nail Repair arts and crafts pottery bowl though pre-dating Smith's emergence byIf 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