SOLD Lepidopterine Mite, Surrealesque 1790 Shaw and Nodder Hand-colored Copper Engraving gold and blue One sees old knives and

One sees old knives and butcher blocks with “BREAD” carved in their handles or around the edges

One of a number of hearts this week

including descriptions of their deep blue or brown eyes (at turn) and dimples

I purchased this drawing at an estate sale in Concord

The labyrinthine geometric designs on pottery pieces like this one have a relationship to their cosmology

SOLD Lepidopterine Mite, Surrealesque 1790 Shaw and Nodder Hand-colored Copper Engraving gold and blue One sees old knives andThis is a hand colored Shaw and Nodder copper engraving of a Lepidopterine Mite. As I understand it, these mites specifically targets the tympanic membranes (ears) of owlet moths, invading and breed in the moth's ear. And only one ear of the moth, leaving the moth with one functional ear, allowing it to still hear and evade predators, and ensuring the host (and the mite) survives Amazing. And, as rendered here, it looks like a completely surreal,