Starting in the 1920s, auto manufacturers began painting cars using a hand-spraying technique to speed up the painting process. Overspray would accumulate in the paint bays. Over time, layer upon colorful layer built up to become what is called motor agate.Daphne & Leland Boone used thiswonderful up-cycled material to carve a wonderful Medicine-bear (or Bear). As they carved and polished interesting metallic rings andcontrasting stripes emerged creating fantastic designs giving a feeling of endless repetition and feedback. With eyes of inlaid turquoise and an offering of spiny oyster point this bear is about 3 1/2″ long, 5/8″ wide, and 2 5/8″ tall.