So, a few weeks back I was on a nature hike and I came across piles of slate slabs… I took a few and they have been in my garage since. I am always curious about materials and their natural properties, honestly these works began as an experiment. The bear slate is unfinished. It was my first experiment, I had it in mind for a Christmas gift actually. I sanded “Welcome” off the top portion, in doing this I discovered that the slate is actually quite flaky, but low grit sandpaper removes acrylic paint very easily. I plan on stenciling the word later on, I am terrible at painting fonts! The house on the left ,I painted after I was inspired by a “thatched roof” book I was reading recently. For future reference, I am wondering if a layer of polyurethane would possibly protect the slates as they are very fragile ( also very heavy ). I have more also slate pieces- Jenn, Taylor