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If you like my folklore illustrations you can buy various prints on my online store! I have preorders open for three new prints and I'll be releasing new prints throughout the year as I gear up to a book!
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#FolkloreThursday
Man goes to Confession.
"Father, I stole a straw rope."
Priest: "What harm is that?"
Man: "But it is."
Priest: "No, your sins are forgiven."
Man: "There was a pig tied to the end of it."
#FolkloreThursday
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The term ‘a murder of crows’ may originate from the folk belief that crows sat in judgment of those accused of crimes from among their flock. If a ‘defendant’ was found guilty, the flock would kill it. #FolkloreThursday
Art: The Twa Corbies by Arthur Rackham
A human child stolen by the fairies & replaced by one of their own; a changeling may display intelligence far beyond its apparent years, possess uncanny insight, & exhibit unusual behaviour when it thinks it's alone… #FolkloreThursday
If you are looking for good books about the history of ghosts and how they have developed over history, get yourselves of copy of Ghosts a Cultural History and a Natural History of ghosts #FolkloreThursday
The Ripley Scrolls (23 known copies) illustrate THE COMPOUND OF ALCHYMY by George Ripley(1415–1490) said to reveal how to make the legendary Philosopher’s Stone, the ingestion of which can confer #immortality (This copy: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library) #FolkloreThursday
In French folklore, lutins are hobgoblins who make food go bad and like to steal things. They also entertain themselves by cutting off the hair of sleeping humans. The naughty lutin can be frightened off with a liberal sprinkling of salt. (Image: Godo) #FolkloreThursday
Faeries would sneak into houses to steal away children & replace them with changelings who looked exactly the same. Their strange behaviour would indicate something was wrong, presumably the human children danced with the faeries...#FolkloreThursday
Incredible art by Ed Binkley
Not only it’s my birthday, but today is also when I created Loretta and Larry! 🥳🥳🥳 They deserve a well celebration with booze and a slice of cake! 🍺 🍰
Suyin as the bachelorette just so she could make this pun
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of Gold,
Ark of the Covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comfort of the troubled,
Help of Christians,
~ pray for us.
#LitanyOfLoreto #FirstSaturday #ImmaculateHeart
Spike being the great uncle he is.
Artwork is by Loreto, find them below.
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Today on #WorldBookDay and #FolkloreThursday we've launched a new bilingual comic based on local Gaelic legends! ⚔️ The comic was made in collaboration with
@MagicTorchComix, @CallanderP, and @RPSinStirling! 🙌
You can read it online here: https://t.co/heCMuwR3qH
In a historic practice from Germany, pears were planted at the birth of a girl. (For boys? An apple tree.) 🍐 Pear, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
1891, via @metmuseum. #FolkloreThursday
VAMPIRIC BIRD WOMEN Folklorist & poet W. B. #Yeats wrote of a ghost ship of undead sailors near the world's end who discover an island of shadowless women who manifest as birds (The Shadowy Waters, 1904). Yeats read about #vampires during his occult phase #FolkloreThursday
I finally have something I can tweet about on #FolkloreThursday! Earlier this year I had great fun drawing a couple of strips for @MagicTorchComix and @CallandersLand, based on Gaelic folk stories, and you can read them online here: https://t.co/pqVlTBNLiy
The Akkadian princess Enheduana wasnt only the first poet in history, but the first to sign her name on her works. While her most known poems are of Goddess Inana, she called for female strength and discussed theological topics still argued to this day.
#FolkloreThursday
Through courage & her magical doll's help, Vasilisa moves from subservience to independence when she survives a visit to the witch Baba Yaga; her evil stepmother & stepsisters get their comeuppance thanks to the witch's infernal coals. Art: Kinuko Yamabe Craft #FolkloreThursday
Laima could also bring happy marriages, fertile fields, and healthy livestock and horses.
On the other hand, I once knew a woman named after Laima, and she was one of the unluckiest people I ever met. So go figure. #FolkloreThursday [Image: “God, Mara, Laima,” Jēkabs Bīne]