diff --git a/src/components/art-tray.js b/src/components/art-tray.js
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+import { searchArt } from '../art/search.js';
+import artManifest from '../art/manifest.js';
+import { escapeHtml } from '../core/escape-html.js';
+
+export class ArtTray extends HTMLElement {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.manifest = artManifest;
+    this._query = '';
+  }
+  connectedCallback() { this.render(); }
+
+  render() {
+    const results = searchArt(this.manifest, this._query);
+    const grid = results.map((a) => `
+      <button class="thumb" data-art-id="${escapeHtml(a.id)}" title="${escapeHtml(a.label)}">
+        <img src="${escapeHtml(a.src)}" alt="${escapeHtml(a.label)}" loading="lazy" />
+        <span class="thumb-cap">${escapeHtml(a.label)}</span>
+      </button>`).join('');
+
+    this.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="art-tray">
+        <input class="art-query" data-role="art-query" placeholder="search pencil art — e.g. rain, detective" value="${escapeHtml(this._query)}" />
+        <div class="art-results" data-role="art-results">${grid || '<div class="art-empty">No matches</div>'}</div>
+      </div>`;
+
+    const input = this.querySelector('[data-role=art-query]');
+    input.addEventListener('input', () => { this._query = input.value; this.renderResults(); });
+    this.bindThumbs();
+  }
+
+  // Re-render only the results (keeps input focus/caret stable while typing).
+  renderResults() {
+    const results = searchArt(this.manifest, this._query);
+    const container = this.querySelector('[data-role=art-results]');
+    container.innerHTML = results.map((a) => `
+      <button class="thumb" data-art-id="${escapeHtml(a.id)}" title="${escapeHtml(a.label)}">
+        <img src="${escapeHtml(a.src)}" alt="${escapeHtml(a.label)}" loading="lazy" />
+        <span class="thumb-cap">${escapeHtml(a.label)}</span>
+      </button>`).join('') || '<div class="art-empty">No matches</div>';
+    this.bindThumbs();
+  }
+
+  bindThumbs() {
+    this.querySelectorAll('[data-art-id]').forEach((btn) => {
+      btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const asset = this.manifest.find((a) => a.id === btn.dataset.artId);
+        if (asset) this.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('show-prop', { detail: { src: asset.src, label: asset.label }, bubbles: true }));
+      });
+    });
+  }
+}
+customElements.define('art-tray', ArtTray);
diff --git a/tests/components/art-tray.test.js b/tests/components/art-tray.test.js
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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import '../../src/components/art-tray.js';
+
+const M = [
+  { id: 'a', src: '/art/a.png', label: 'Detective in alley', tags: ['detective', 'alley'] },
+  { id: 'b', src: '/art/b.png', label: 'Neon street', tags: ['street', 'neon'] },
+];
+
+describe('<art-tray>', () => {
+  let el;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+    el = document.createElement('art-tray');
+    el.manifest = M;
+    document.body.appendChild(el);
+  });
+
+  it('shows the whole manifest before any search', () => {
+    expect(el.querySelectorAll('[data-art-id]').length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('filters results as the query changes', () => {
+    const input = el.querySelector('[data-role=art-query]');
+    input.value = 'detective';
+    input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+    const ids = [...el.querySelectorAll('[data-art-id]')].map((n) => n.dataset.artId);
+    expect(ids).toEqual(['a']);
+  });
+
+  it('emits show-prop when a thumbnail is clicked', () => {
+    let detail = null;
+    el.addEventListener('show-prop', (e) => { detail = e.detail; });
+    el.querySelector('[data-art-id="b"]').click();
+    expect(detail).toEqual({ src: '/art/b.png', label: 'Neon street' });
+  });
+
+  it('escapes a query containing a quote (input does not break)', () => {
+    const input = el.querySelector('[data-role=art-query]');
+    input.value = 'rain " <x>';
+    input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input'));
+    expect(el.querySelector('[data-role=art-query]').value).toBe('rain " <x>');
+  });
+});