Nina Antoniaさんのイラストまとめ

The Witch's Child bids you goodnight with a bedtime poem. (art & verse, Lilian Morse, 1970)

#SummerForGoths Pity the last to die in a cemetery subsequently decommissioned. As there was no one else to take their place as the graveyard 'watcher' they would be forced to remain on duty as a ghostly gate-keeper until the end of time. (art: Julius Von Kleever)

The Korrigans of Brittany are best described as ghostly faeries & are descended from powerful pagan priestesses who refused to stop their strange rites. Beautiful by moonlight but ravaged by day light, they steal babies & seduce men to reinforce their depleted lineage.

'Scariel': Not all mermaids are benign beauties. Traditionally, they appeared before storms & the sinking of ships. It was not unheard of for fishermen to go out to sea armed with holy water just in case they were pursued by one such creature. (art: Guerin 1856)

@SuperstitionSat Fairy power is strongest on a Friday & they are most likely to upset human activities. Therefore it is inadvisable to marry, begin work or start a journey. As well as being more free with their elfin arrows, Friday's Fae go a pilfering, stealing milk & babies.

Chimeras borrowed from the 'Decadent imagination' but reduced for everyday consumption.

A few hard knocks among the Flower Fairies: 'Flower Children' Elizabeth Gordon 1866-1922

'Wild Ones': Finally found another 'Wild Woman' image, this one from Lucerne 1459. Despite her calm manner, she is attempting to stave off an attack from a horrible demon. Often depicted with a club, 'The Wild Man' makes ready to protect her.

Spring inviting Pan to play

illustrations for Christina Rossetti's epic poem 'The Goblin Market' tend to be in the luscious Pre-Raphaelite style, Christina's brother, D.G Rossetti' artwork setting the standard, which makes Ellen Raskin's psychedelic interpretation (1970) all the more original. #WomensArt