Primitive, Much Used Antique Cheese Making Board with Carved Drain foster beveridge except that I find it

except that I find it quite beautiful and also quite touching

) I think the elongated

and and some are cut paper collage

falling from grace

well done and only noticeable if looking for it

Primitive, Much Used Antique Cheese Making Board with Carved Drain foster beveridge except that I find itThe dealer I purchased this from (in Vermont) had it marked as a "lye board," but I am near certain it is in fact a 19th c. cheese making board, with hand carved drain. (I've included an image of one for reference at end of photos.) I find it a supremely beautiful thing, like the most elemental drawing in the world, and also like a painting, with the white stain from the cheese making process filling the circle and bleeding out just a bit beyond. The