"Sticktoad" — Framed Original Illustration

Sticktoad was discovered folded inside an empty matchbox beneath the floorboards of a closed puppet theatre.
Its legs were trembling.
Its gift — unopened.
Nobody dared unwrap it.
Nobody ever asked who it was meant for.

Drawn with graphite pencil on hand-aged textured paper, Sticktoad is both crooked and ceremonial — a silent gesture in the language of forgotten limbs.

Graphite pencil on hand-aged textured paper

Illustration — 13 cm x 19.5 cm, Frame — 26 cm x 35 cm

Black wooden frame with anti-glare glass, brown background

2024

by Dr. Bold