Archival Note Card Mechanical Integrations by Michael Pantuso: Vampire Squid

Deep-wine squid with a cape of webbed arms and a clockwork core.

This archival note card, mechanical integrations series. It is archival paper. Archival paper is made to be acid-free, which helps it resist yellowing and brittleness, and it is often chosen for cards, prints and documents meant to last. Vertical card showing a squid in burgundy and plum, arms flared like a cloak around a head full of small gears. The lower body splits into silver mechanism on one side and dark red skin on the other. Signature at lower right. It is 7 inches long and 5 high.

Moody, theatrical, and wound up tight.