Antique School Slate with Hand-etched Lines and Numbers (and Carved Initials) boot but I think this very

but I think this very early ‘90s hand-painted checkerboard makes a pretty strong argument for a more contemporary iteration

I like that they almost look as if carved of ice

The toes of her barefoot seem to have root-like properties as well

though it is so distinctive and beautifully decorated I think I'd be more inclined to treat it as a design object than to drink out of it--I  might put it to use as a small planter

adding up to a wonderful lot of attitude

Antique School Slate with Hand-etched Lines and Numbers (and Carved Initials) boot but I think this veryLike stone fruit and bone dominoes, I love old school slates but am very particular about which ones! I think they're beautiful things to begin with, but am interested in ones that are distinctive and were personalized in one way or another. The frame of one side of this one was carved into with the initials LE, and just a deep L on the other, but what sold me are the lines etched by hand into the surface at a slight slant (using a school ruler I'm