Dense and Dark, Antique Memory Jug with Glass Stopper ventilator grate 10" x 7" oil on

10" x 7" oil on canvas-covered artist board

and the final 2 will be free

expressed across every inch of this small sculpture

so how much competition there was for the top spot is unknown

with shallow relief carving giving a bit of dimension to the fish and chunky rocks below

Dense and Dark, Antique Memory Jug with Glass Stopper ventilator grate 10" x 7" oil onA moody beauty of an antique memory jug, densely encrusted with all sorts of things, adding up to a really great surface and also a treasure hunt, and with glass stopper to boot. I don't often go for memory jugs, but I immediately jumped on this one. Lots of shells, nails and other hardware, part of a bone ruler, a porcelain doll head, a glass vial, all sorts of brass bits and bobs, buttons, and lots more. I especially like the miniature brass coffin