The Last Clown is the first volume in the Curtainfall series — a haunting art book where laughter lingers long after the tent has fallen. Inspired by the tradition of hobo nickel carving, each skeletal clown is engraved onto a vintage Buffalo Nickel and paired with a ghost story told in lyrical prose or verse. These aren't circus acts. They’re performances that refused to fade, caught in the stillness between the final laugh and the echo that followed.

With over 30 original black-and-white illustrations, this collection invites readers into a carnival of cracked makeup, static laughter, and painted sorrow. From the ash-flecked grin of Burn Trick to the eternal silence of Painted Quiet, each figure becomes a memory etched in metal. The Last Clown is more than art — it's testimony from performers who refused to be forgotten. They didn’t exit the stage. They became it.