Richard Calver (Canadian Artist, 1946–2021)

"Dandelions Rejoicing", 1989.

Color Linocut on Paper, 45.7 × 33.7 cm.

Kind of obsessed with this woman's freakishly modern jacket from 1904.

The complete lack of shoulder definition gives it the silhouette of an MA-1 bomber jacket, but bombers weren't even a thing yet. The Wright brothers barely achieved powered flight in 1903. The ribbing on the shoulder and the angular cutouts with the hexagonal mesh are so futuristic and cyberpunk, but even art deco wouldn't be a thing for another 15 years. The color is like a dusty NASA flight suit. All together it's giving lone spacefarer crash landing their tiny rustbucket ship on Mars.

tell me how you feel, beloved

Snuff bottle in the shape of a butterfly, ca. 19th century, China

motivation to practice drawing hands: 0%

(British Library MS Harley 3244 f. 55v)