Black On Black Full Wingspan Gothic Bat Wall Sign Halloween Bat Metal Tin Sign moon phase jewelry cracked and scraped like old

cracked and scraped like old gilding

The dark palette keeps it from shouting

and a bird perched on the branch by her hand

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

The eyes are large and orange-gold

Black On Black Full Wingspan Gothic Bat Wall Sign Halloween Bat Metal Tin Sign moon phase jewelry cracked and scraped like oldYou 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