Karen Lee Streetさんのイラストまとめ

“Tis little good to chase the deeds of magic with a horse…”
Thomas Mackenzie’s (1887-1944) magical illustrations of horses from Tristan & Iseult; Gareth fighting the Red Knight; Aladdin & his Wonderful Lamp.
#FairytaleTuesday

A trio of felines by Scottish artist and book illustrator Kate Leiper who is inspired by myths, fairy stories, legends.
#Caturday

A father’s angry wish turns 7 brothers into ravens; their sister pledges to rescue them, learns from the stars they're locked inside a glass mountain, sacrifices her finger to unlock its door, frees them from the curse #FairyTaleTuesday 🎨Jana Heidersdorf https://t.co/SATblr5W1E

In the #Victorian era, Vauxhall glassworks produced souvenir jewelry for Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, like these fly jewels sold to to courting couples. Flies are symbols of pestilence, decay, Beelzebub... and secrets. What are these love tokens meant to symbolise? #Gothicbugs

Devilish & deadly cover art from Der Orchideengarten, one of the first fantasy fiction magazines. Founded by Karl Hans Strobl in Munich & published from 1919-1921, it featured Gothic, horror, fantasy tales and illustrations.
(Uni. Heidelberg digital library) #FaustianFriday

Louisiana folklore: an owl cry brings bad luck unless you call back to it or remove an item of clothing & put it back on inside out. If an owl cry wakes you, get out of bed and turn your left shoe upsidedown #GothicSpring #OwlishMonday
🎨 Lily Seika Jones https://t.co/3MYvpsr3xJ

In Japan, the shade cast from cherry blossoms in spring was observed to predict the weather of following seasons. The darker the shade, the shorter the next winter would be, but lighter shade indicated a longer winter.
#SuperstitionSat
🎨Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)

@Thievesbook @wrathofgod Like the way you're both thinking!... a bit of a story board here?

Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) includes the darkly amusing rhyme “Mathilda Who Told Lies and Was Burned to Death” which has a similar theme to Aesop’s fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” (1/2)
#folklorethursday

Legend inspiring film inspiring art: Illustrator & animator Drazen Kozjan created comics such as Ghostcat (top); His tribute to Louis Feuillade’s Les Vampires is in the style of Edward Gorey who cited Feuillade’s silent film serial as a key influence on his art #FairyTaleTuesday