Black On Black Full Wingspan Gothic Bat Wall Sign Halloween Bat Metal Tin Sign moon phase jewelry The dark palette keeps it

The dark palette keeps it from shouting

the legs striped like stockings

cracked and scraped like old gilding

backruns and all

and a violet cape that streams out behind her twice her own length

Black On Black Full Wingspan Gothic Bat Wall Sign Halloween Bat Metal Tin Sign moon phase jewelry The dark palette keeps itYou have to look twice. One bat, wings open the full width of the panel, printed black on black. Nothing separates it from the ground except shading. The wing membranes are ribbed, each finger bone catching a thin line of light, and the trailing edges are scalloped. In the centre the small pointed face turns straight out, ears up, two pale eyes and a hint of teeth, the feet tucked under. The background is a rough textured black, closer to badly