Karen Lee Streetさんのイラストまとめ

"A thynge of wytchencreft—an idle dreme”:
The epigraph for The Flying Islands of Night (1913) by James Whitcomb Riley, illustrated by Franklin Booth in which ‘The other world’ appears in the form of a flying island.
#WyrdWednesday

“You see,” explained Glimfeather, “most of the creatures in Narnia have such unnatural habits. They do things by day, in broad blazing sunlight (ugh!) when everyone ought to be asleep."
(C.S.Lewis, The Silver Chair)
Antique German Sterling Silver Table Owl c.1910 #OwlishMonday

“Through the door, left a little ajar, might be seen the villainous, watchful and cunning face of the young scamp Tortillard, who, having followed these strangers unknown to them, was sneaking after, spying, and listening to them.”
-Eugène Sue, The Mysteries of Paris #BookWormSat

Sir Kenelm Digby’s 17thc remedy for rapier wounds: a mix of earthworms, pigs' brains, iron oxide & mummified corpses. Digby claimed this “Powder of Sympathy” would heal the wound by sympathetic magic if applied to the blade that caused the damage
#FaustianFriday 🎨NC Wyeth

“The Legend of the Swan Maiden” by Jacques & Mary Regat, sculptors based in Anchorage, Alaska whose work is inspired by the local wildlife, the land, its people and their history & legends.
https://t.co/EaBPrwL7pk
#swanmaiden #FairytaleTuesday

Illustrations of Snow White displayed in her glass/ crystal casket like a beautiful artefact, frozen in time.
Art by (C/W): Thekla Brauer, Marianne Stokes, Caroline Paterson, Anna Surgan.
#FairytaleTuesday #SnowWhite

In Greece, to welcome & honour Maia, goddess of Spring and eldest of the seven Pleiades, floral wreaths are hung on doors on Protomagia (1 May). They remain until 24 June when they are gathered and burned in bonfires #FolkloreloreThursday #Spring

In Scotland, the 7th daughter of a 7th daughter is said to have the gift of prophesy and great healing powers. In general, the 7th child of the 7th child is a ‘luck child’ with uncanny gifts & often has a birthmark resembling 7 stars
#FolkloreThursday 🎨Elihu Vedder (1836–1923)

Which came first, the language or the lore?
German #folklore: witches transform themselves into butterflies in order to steal cream.
In German, the word for 'cream' is 'schmetten' and the word for 'butterfly' is 'schmetterling'. #FairyTaleTuesday

In England it’s thought the lily of the valley’s scent attracts nightingales, helping them find their mates. Less pleasantly, if someone gives you the flower, they must plant it for you or your family will suffer a death before year’s end #SuperstitionSat
🎨Shodo Kawarazaki