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Hola! Soy Carlota Barcia, alias Pacha.

Soy diseñadora de interacción, y hago ilustraciones sobre todo de fanart pero también de animalitos, floretas, y sobre todo, sirenas.

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2018-02-26

It's , and this week's theme is and forests (yess!!), so here are some cropped details from Ruadh!
This piece was inspired by the lore surrounding food, and the dangers of accepting it ~ a single berry, and the captive would be trapped forever

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2018-02-23

In Olde Irish mythology, the Merrow, also known as the "Sea-Wanderers" are a kind of aquatic human who live their lives in the cold, briny deep.

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2018-02-22

Hercynian Forest, the dark and dense woodlands of Germania

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2018-02-22

Stand under an elder on Midsummer's Eve and you might just catch a glimpse of the Fairy Queen. Don't fall asleep though, or her attendants will carry you off!

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2018-02-22

Yggdrasil is a mythical that connects the nine worlds in Norse cosmology,
a sacred ash tree that is center to the cosmos. The branches of Yggdrasil extend into the heavens, and its three roots that extend far away into other locations.

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2018-02-22

A kodama (木魅 - 木=tree; 魂=soul) is a Japanese spirit who dwells in trees. The sound of a tree crashing in the woods & the strange echoes that sound in mountains & valleys are said to be kodama. Cutting down a tree which houses a kodama brings great misfortune

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2018-02-22

Caught in the Spider's Web from Little Folks Magazine (c.1920s). Illustration by D. Newsome.

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2018-02-22

This week's theme is the folklore of and forests! Share your tree related lore this Thursday!

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2018-02-20

The protection their innocence engendered was thought to extend to the whole ship, so sailors thought it good luck to travel with children.

Vladimir Kush's Departure of the Winged Ship

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2018-02-15

According to sailors, this rhyme supposedly sung by of & Come into the water, love Dance beneath the waves Where dwell the bones of sailor lads Inside my saffron cave

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2018-02-16

A Germanic legend states will-o'-the-wisp are the souls of unbaptized children; to free them, one need only throw a handful of consecrated ground at the fiery orbs.

Will-o'-wisp by Ilyich at Deviant Art

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2018-02-16

THE CHILDREN OF LIR. A jealous stepmother turns her 4 stepchildren into swans. They spend their 900 year childhood as swans on 3 lakes in they were left with beautiful singing voices. The spell is broken by a church bell.

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2018-02-16

Partial stanza from a poem by Tennyson, mentioning feral children

Painting: The 1001 nights of Snowfall by James Jean

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2018-02-15

The Opie Collection of Children's Literature, housed by the is a wonderful historical resource of childhood folklore, charting nursery rhymes, childhood games, songs and fairytales. More information at: https://t.co/oHCQ25ezcw

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2018-02-15

Haven’t shared much lately.
1. Still battling the flu.
2. New book out in a couple of months, and if I share too much here, there’s less incentive for you all to buy it 😉

But here’s a little taste of what to expect this spring. 😉

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2018-02-15

For this is by Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836-1875) in Good Words,1863 in collections. The beginning or the end of a struggle for power? Whatever - the dog’s well out of it.

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2018-02-15

An ancient custom is to give a newborn baby a silver coin. If the coin is clutched tightly, the babe will be careful with money. If the coin is dropped, a future as a spendthrift is predicted.
Illust: Cicely Barker. Heather is a plant of good luck.

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2018-02-15