Eight Carved Whimsy Chains Plus Ball in Cage J.T Swan cigar box and came from a portfolio

and came from a portfolio of watercolors--and looking at feels to me a bit like taking a deep breath

I love the silhouette

with a little staining to the face of the big 40 (as there should be

typography etc

it's a special small rug for a special spot

Eight Carved Whimsy Chains Plus Ball in Cage J.T Swan cigar box and came from a portfolioI thought about listing these carved chains individually, but as I started photographing them it becomes clear that they are really best all as a group, feeling quite luxurious piled up together, kind of like the feeling I get seeing giant vats of richly colored spices, which you just want to run your fingers through! Pretty clearly carved by the same person, I suppose it is possible that these were all part of one continuous chain which at some point