Olivia Armstrong - Storytellerさんのイラストまとめ

@JackieKeily @KirstyAtMoC @FolkloreThurs I think jasmine looks full of dreams and plots and plans, just preparing to fly...

Wild thyme gathered from a fairy hill will enable you to glimpse the fairy world. Placed under your pillow, it will keep away the night mare. #FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs

Art: Henry Fuseli -The Nightmare

It is Brompton Cemetery Open Day this Sunday 21st July. I'll be there, telling the strange, sad story of one soulful Brompton resident -Luisa Casati. A story of fake eye-lashes, seances, faded glamour, despair and beauty...🏳️‍🌈🌈🐩🎨@FOBCOfficial #storyteller #ghostsandglamour

An elf from Northern Italy known as the Basadone-or 'woman-kisser', rides the noonday breezes and steals kisses as he passes by. He is a lord with subjects responsible for the dust twirls seen in the fields....@FolkloreThurs #folklorethursday #wind #weather
Art: Bertha Lum

I am so thrilled to be telling the magical story of Luisa Casati 🏳️‍🌈- icon, muse, dog-lover and #BromptonCemetery resident. I saw her portrait and was instantly captivated. This is a story for lovers of beauty everywhere. #storytelling
https://t.co/b7sOBTySUK

In Cornwall it was once said, that a white hare would appear before a storm, on the docks and wharves. @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday #cornwall
Image: Public Domain

In France it was believed certain sailors could control Wind. They did this via a ring, worn on the little finger of the right hand. However if they spent more than 3 months on a single voyage, or stayed ashore for more than 3 days, they would die @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday

In Czech and Slovenian tales the Vodníci live in rivers, and store the souls of the drowned in porcelain teapots. When the lid is lifted, the soul in bubble form is released and so freed. @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
Image: Ivan Bilibin 1934

3rd March Japan-Hinamatsuri or Dolls’ Festival. Dolls are placed on shelves in rows with offerings of peach blossom and sake. Little girls host tea parties. It derives from a rural ceremony of setting paper dolls adrift to carry sickness away. @FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday

@LondonDreamtime @UsifuJalloh Wow! I have just seen this and it is so lovely and so very kind. Thank you so much for such wonderful words. You make me blush! xx