Behind the Facade

I bought a celery root-- not to eat, but to practice line drawing . It's a rather unappealing looking vegetable, but a beguiling object for drawing. After staring at the threads, knobs, gradations of colors and contour I began to find it attractive in a quirky sort of way.

What at first I deemed unattractive morphed into a real appreciation for the celery roots charms.

There's a parallel here...