tee hee I bought myself some mini prints from @littlestpersimmon (bottom right), @shamedumpster (top right) and @/macedraws (left) and they finally arrived!! so excited I could throw up

Todd Pattison, The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, 2023

Leather, embroidery thread, gold, marbled paper, acrylic; 20.4 x 14.5 x 4.3 cm

Sherlock Holmes is the epitome of performance, clandestine action, and secret knowledge. In keeping with the text, which contains 33 parodies and pastiches by various authors, the cover design is a caricature of the detective using the four objects most associated with him. Red is a dominant color because of its association with blood, while the pastedowns have sets of gold eyes alluding to the informants he often used, like the Baker Street Irregulars. The top edge of the text has sets of footprints at a murder scene, including someone dragging a cane, that only Holmes could interpret correctly.

birthday post a week late