1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge hohner And the array of precisely

And the array of precisely painted trees

and very much capturing the spirit of the creature

and elegantly arching neck

with general toning and wear

it was executed on a large sheet of gridded paper in what appears to be gouache though perhaps some combination of paint and marker

1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge hohner And the array of preciselyI love how objects resonate in different ways at different times I can't look at this antique Masonic badge at the moment without thinking about Kamala Harris using a handshake at the beginning of the first presidential debate to launch the process of disarming Donald Trump. But, more enduringly, a great and iconic symbol of fraternal brotherhood specifically, and friendship more broadly, and I'd like to think gracious welcoming and mutual respect,