Eight Carved Whimsy Chains Plus Ball in Cage J.T Swan cigar box I love the silhouette

I love the silhouette

One sees these vintage leather moccasin souvenir pin cushions around

but with a bit of pop

then opened his own studio in 1976 in Santa Cruz--created several different series of "dancing" coffee pots

it's a special small rug for a special spot

Eight Carved Whimsy Chains Plus Ball in Cage J.T Swan cigar box I love the silhouetteI 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