Karen Lee Streetさんのイラストまとめ

Franklin Booth illustrated the ‘wonderland’ created by James Whitcomb Riley in The Flying Islands of the Night (1913) where King Krung is ensnared by Queen Crestillomeem & her son Jucklet the dwarf but heroine Dwainie of Wunkland saves the kingdom & wins the prince #WyrdWednesday

The volatile relationship between #Fairies and their feathered friends (clockwise)--
Teasing the birds: Richard Doyle (1824-1883) &
A. Duncan Carse (1875–1938);
Saddled up: Jean Baptiste Monge (b.1971)
A tiff: Arthur Rackham (1867–1939)
#FairyTaleTuesday

Foxes by Mirko Hanák (1921-1971) from Karel Novy’s  THE WANDERING HUNTER.  Hanák’s technique was inspired by Chinese & Japanese watercolour painting. He specialised in depicting animals from the Czech countryside when illustrating fairytales & children’s books #FairyTaleTuesday

Chinese snuff bottles with lucky bat decorations. In China bats were associated with auspiciousness & good fortune flying into one’s life. A bat hanging motionlessly upsidedown was a symbol of longevity. #baturday #superstitionsat

A caterpillar cultivation garden, chrysalises and recently emerged butterflies, migration- scenes from a butterfly’s life cycle included in the mythical world of Der Traumgarten, Märchen von Blumen und Sommervögeln (1955 ed.) by artist Ernst Kreidolf (1863–1956) #WyrdWednesday

“The Father of the Cat Fancy", British artist Harrison Weir (1824–1906), organised the First Crystal Palace Cat Show held on 13 July 1871. It was a big success with 20,000 cat-loving spectators. The 2nd show was on 16 Dec. 1871. Weir's illustrations of winning felines #Caturday

A modern Christmas fairytale: #RudolphtheRedNosedReindeer was created by copywriter Robert May in 1939 for Montgomery Ward Department store's Christmas colouring book. May was inspired by “A Visit from St. Nicholas” & H.C. Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” #FairytaleTuesday

In the 19th century ornaments on Christmas trees were said to represent wishes. Owls are symbolic of wisdom and, in Celtic lore, the power of prophesy-- useful wishes! #GothicAdvent #OwlishMonday

The Snow Queen, ruler of the snow bees... Illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen's classic wintery fairytale by contemporary British illustrator Angela Barrett (b. 1955) #Winter #FairyTaleTuesday

From a 1968 edition of H.C.Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”, etchings by Danish artist Lars Bo (1924-1999). Lars Bo moved to Paris in 1947 to study at Atelier 17 and remained there until his death. Nicknamed “Wizard”, he was known for his surreal & fantastical motifs.
#GothicAdvent