Under a Clear Sky, In a World Untarnished,

It was her responsibility as a mother to ensure that Ada didn't turn out like her father;

Fundamentally, the thing that was wrong with Lord Byron is that he was a poet; and

The opposite of poetry is math.

🎵 Oh, Radigan! Oh, Radigan! You're one of a kind! To Radigan!To Radigan! The world's greatest criminal mind! 🎶

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------This July marked the 40th anniversary of Disney’s cult classic 'The Great Mouse Detective', the film that became a foundation stone for the Disney Renaissance era! The movie was praised for blending mystery, humor, and expressive animation into a compact detective story with memorable characters.

From brilliant Basil of Baker Street, determined Olivia Flaversham, to the loyal Dr. Dawson, and the unforgettable presence of Professor Ratigan!

A criminal mastermind with elegance, ambition, and theatrical flair, Ratigan remains one of Disney’s most fascinating villains! And a top fave of mine! 💖 🐀

So, in celebration of the anniversary, I created this tribute art piece-which kinda took a while to finish, but better late than never!-presenting Ratigan’s human counterpart from my GMD AU 'Shadows Over London': the nefarious and brilliantly scheming crime lord, Pádraic Radigan, whose charm and genius are as extraordinary as those of the original—now enjoying an ode from his loyal thugs, who praise his brilliance!

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------And here’s a bit of behind-the-scenes work on this one!🖌️

so there's this old cartoonist i like, WK Haselden right? bit of a born curmudgeon, if you've ever seen those old vintage comics that are like "damn these modern women things used to be better in the 80s! the 1880s that is!!!" thats usually a haselden, maud of the 80s vs gladys of today etc

im forever FASCINATED at all the slice o life satire cartoons he does bc there's like, the regular shit to be grumpy (flappers driving cars, ladies hats are too big etc) about but there's also comics of fads that i could not BEGIN to fathom what it woulda been like to live through them through the eyes of this one dude like

?? was there a live meat/game meat trend in 1906??

this one's captioned "bull fighting up to date" like ????? was there a safety craze amongst bullfighters in '06???

i... i guess this one's mocking vaudeville??? like variety acts where you do a bunch of wild bullshit whilst playing an instrument perhaps?? tf was up in 1921??

man i didnt realize ping pong was such a thing of contention in..... 1922??

what the fuck was happening with elopement this year:

bitch you live like this??? 1915 edition. i do like that egg fellow in the corner though

man can't believe we've been making the pride and prejudice and zombies joke this whole time, this one's called "why not a crook drama harlequinade"

yknow you're right they SHOULD breed horses like harvestmen what were we thinking. not sure whats happening with that milk diet tho.

If you get into white work embroidery, you might discover cutwork. And when you start doing cutwork, you might get curious about incorporating detached elements. And before you know it the fabric is gone, you are making needle lace, and there goes the rest of your week.

Buttonhole stitch - not even once.

I cannot express to you how FAST it has gone. I grew up in a world that does not exist now. We're starting on the path to reverse it, globally. You might not know how much solar has EXPLODED in the last decade or two. It's gone from a side thing, a weirdo novelty that was just Not Viable... to whole countries investing in infrastructure. but we have to keep fighting big oil and fascism everywhere we can in order to keep on this road to a new better less scorching burning earth.