Much Loved Xacto Knife Box & Blades black vessel Without their lids

Without their lids

and found it such a lovely and surprising thing

great lines

is made from a mixture of the juice of the Thitsi tree and ash

Much Loved Xacto Knife Box & Blades black vessel Without their lidsMaybe it's just me, but I find this battered vintage X ACTO knife box, with its dense pattern of cuts and wounds, terrifically beautiful. If anything ever had a warm patina, this would be it, and knowing that it came from the estate of a very prolific artist makes it easy to imagine that the trusty set of tools inside have lived a very active life. I. especially love the yellow painted square with the X ACTO man graphic in the left corner, persisting