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In Chinese folklore people who are greedy in life become E Gui, ghosts that are always hungry, with mouths too small to satiate their hunger. Since I want a more naturalistic look for my interpretations I used some primates for inspiration in this piece.

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2020-05-14

The Nunda, aka the Mngwa, is a donkey sized man-eating big cat, from Tanzinia. It's owner, a Sultan, loved this cat so much that he allowed it to eat anything, 'even, so be it, a man'. In some stories, the Nunda turns on the Sultan.

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2020-05-13

Today is one of my favourite mythical creatures, the Selkie, for My mum told me stories of Selkies when I was young and my obsession was sealed. If you haven't watched Song of the Sea, do it, and Shirely Hughes book on Selkies is lovely.

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2020-05-11

'My mother in the fold of sheep,
Do not worry, do not weep,
I shall lend you my blood-red rag
For you to wear, for you to wear.'
The Útburður, newborns who are abandoned, that become ghosts, haunt their mothers and are the colour of their death swaddle.

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2020-05-10

I drew a weird little filth-eating ghost, so now that means I can finally sleep, right?

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2020-05-10

When I lived in China and HK, I was told varying tales of the E gui. An ever hungering ghost, born from the greed and gluttony of a human in life, with too small a mouth, distended belly, and sometimes even spewing fire.

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2020-05-09

The are ghosts of whales killed by people, lurking in the Sea of Japan. I was inspired by bioluminescence and transparent deep sea fish, I think they make great spectral creatures.

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2020-05-09

Day 7 of

Ladon is a serpent-like creature that guards the golden apple tree in the Garden of Hesperides.

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2020-05-08

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2020-05-08