This fantastical drawing captures the essence of a calliope horse—not a horse of flesh and bone, but a highly stylized, ornamental creature born from imagination and memory. Draped in intricately patterned ribbons, chains, and textures, the horse appears suspended in time, like one you'd find on an antique carousel or carved into the side of a music box. Its mane and body are not made of hair and muscle, but of embellishment—braids, gears, and surreal motifs that evoke both circus magic and ancient pageantry.  Look closer and you'll see that hidden within the surrounding orbs and border are dozens of horse-related images—miniature saddles, bridles, hooves, bits, and equine forms rendered in obsessive detail.   Equus is a shrine to the horse as icon, woven through with nostalgia, craftsmanship, and symbolic power.