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On a roll today, although my back is now killing me as I did this one in my sketchbook so couldn’t use my table easel 🙄
Would you trust your only son to Salar the salmon king? Randal did and Bradán learned to be a better human by living as a salmon for a year...
#illustration
There is a folktale in Kent about a boy who discovered the prince of snakes imprisoned by fire and released him, reaping rewards for himself and his family. I have always wondered whether this came to Kent from farther afield, brought by hop pickers perhaps?
#FolkloreThursday
I think I’m done here.
Cover art for ‘Secret songs’ by @JaneVsw
A powerful coming of age story set in the north of Scotland.
With Silkies (or Selkies if you prefer)
Some people hear differently, their ears are attuned to another song x
@Vanessa_Kisuule My son bought me this for my 50th birthday, I love it!
Otso, Kontio, metsän kuningas (the king of the forest) mesikämmen (honeypalm) friend, brother, uncle, or forestcousin
The mysterious bear spirit of Finland has many names, but is never called Bear…he is the forest, but he may also be us, a transformed us. We can hope
Art self