Tardigrade №3
From a letter: “My Dear Friend! I have an urgent question for you. You know me, you know how much I care about my look. Today I've learned that there is a new hairdresser in town! The reviews are excellent! And they say that he makes gorgeous curls. A sort of curls-boucles. My coat is soft, silky, I'm proud of it, you know it. But... the thought creeps: what it would be like - had I had intricate curls! And they would bounce with every step! This whole morning I spent in front of the mirror, imagining what I would look like. And I do not find arguments against such changes in my appearance. What do you think? As always, I'm looking forward to your wise answer!"
All my tardigrades usually belong to noble and honorable families. It is rare to see a tardigrade without a crown or other attribute of authority. Unless while they are washing or changing clothes.
- From WIkipedia: Tardigrades, known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär ("little water bear"). In 1777, the Italian biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani named them Tardigrada, which means "slow steppers".
Original acrylic painting on canvas, 15x21 cm.
