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“I am mostly inspired by nature and the time I spend outdoors. I am also inspired by the whimsical creepiness of folklore, fairy tales, fables, and myths. These stories have always held a special place in my heart.”
- artist Lisa Vanin
[tw: body horror, multiple eyes]
OOOOH YOOOO WTF I'VE COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN I've drawn this before?? Looking through my folders finding so many forgotten artworks ;v; Drew him with folklores like Tsuchigumo etc in mind. Yashiro best girl.
#erased #bokumachi #僕街
The art of artist Desiree Isphording is influenced by folklore, mythology, symbolism and nature
Tokoloshes are a creature from Zulu mythology that inhabit South Africa. These creatures attack you in your sleep and are said to be a part of the reason while many people in the Zulu culture used to sleep with their beds raised off the floor.#FolkloreThursday
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“Trnka, the very name conjures up childhood and poetry.” ~ Jean Cocteau
#FolkloreThursday
#illustrations Jiří Trnka
clip of "Arcangel Gabriel and Mother Goose" https://t.co/eurNO5UOVu
Netflix greenlights japanese folklore animated series "ONI" from Oscar-nominated studio @TonkoHouse (The Dam Keeper).
Created by Dice Tsutsumi, in partnership with Dwarf Studios (Rilakkuma and Kaoru).
https://t.co/svTfKxwt4V
#FolkloreThursday
In Ozark folklore, it is believed that mushrooms must be gathered when the moon is full or they may become poisonous!
#Mushroom #Art by me!
Boa Marigold can have snakes of fire instead of hair just like Salamander the snake god of fire. #FolkloreThursday #OnePiece (3/3)
Reminiscent of Medusa, Boa Hancock can turn to stone anyone looking at her with sexual desire. Boa Sandersonia can turn her hair into snakes to look like the eight-headed snake in Japanese folklore. #FolkloreThursday #OnePiece (2/3)
As a child my mother took me to the cinema to see The Secret of Roan Inish, the first time I saw a movie before reading the book, about the Irish and Orcadian #folklore of selkies. I often think it was that fantastical film that begot my love of folklore.
#FolkloreThursday
Djinn are supernatural creatures in early Arabian lore & later adapted into Genies. Djinn are beings of flameless fire that can assume different shapes.They love punishing humans! However, knowing the proper magical procedure will exploit them to your advantage. #FolkloreThursday
Anybody remember the troll pictures of Rolf Lidberg? I used to love these as a kid. #FolkloreThursday
Struwwelpeter, the terrifying book of cautionary tales for children, what happens if you suck your thumb, or refuse to eat your dinner, it's all here in gory detail to terrify and delight #FolkloreThursday
🍀🌓🍀Faeries by Brian Froud and Alan Lee - the exquisite art book published in 1978, that changed the way the Fae were portrayed - from sweet and childlike flower-fairies, back to their older, darker and dangerously beautiful forms...
#FolkloreThursday
I am literally drawing hundreds of #bluebells for just one of the #illustrations featured in @Joannechocolat next #folklore #book. Really need some support to keep going on this complex marathon of an illustration.
@helleborezine’s imaginary view of Stonehenge through a holed stone across from a solitary candle was inspired by the opening credits of the TV adaptation of Alan Garner's “The Owl Service”. #FolkloreThursday #folkhorror
The Dracunia are a race that look strikingly similar to a certain kind of creature from folklore. Any guesses on what inspired them?
#indiedev #indiegames #gamedev