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For our favorite demon in the whole world - the Shirime! A Shirime is a demon from Japanese legend that looks like a person, but has an eyeball where its anus should be. As one does.

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2019-05-31

From the 2nd Branch: Gwales (Grassholm) is an island off the Pembrokeshire Coast & the site of Brân the Blessed & his companions’ 80yr feast. Brân’s severed head entertained the party so that no one wanted to leave, despite an open door just by, facing Cornwall.

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2019-05-30

A priest a witch?

Following my earlier tweet about the strangely witchy West Country, here's a weird case from my notes.
In 1898 a woman from Chew Magna, Somerset, caused a scene in church by saying she'd shoot the parson, because he'd 'overlooked' her family.

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2019-05-31

The theme this week is strangers in strange lands, and I’m sharing a few Alices... here’s how visualized in 1916.

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2019-05-30

When Thor fought the frost giants of Jotunheim, their clashes would be heard as thunder here on Midgard.

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2019-05-30

We’re looking forward to a midsummer making session, suitable for families with artist & folklorist exploring fungi folklore -join us to discover its’ special significance at this time of year - https://t.co/6RNUol2Pm8 fairy ring image by

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2019-05-30

PIED PIPER. Uncanny stranger who leads the children of Hamelin on a danse macabre in response to the city's unfair treatment of him. In Transylvania, folk with German sounding names are said to believe they are the descendants of the lost children of Hamelin

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2019-05-30

The strangest land of all is that land within a land. That place where the other folk live.

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2019-05-30

“My shoots are tipped with buds as dusty-grey
As ancient pilgrims toiling on their way.”
The Wayfaring tree is a sign that you are on or near a path. It was plentiful on the medieval pilgrim route from London to Canterbury.

Poem & Fairy: Cicely Barker, 1920s

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2019-05-30

Based on the Snow Child (Снегурочка). I kinda have this whole modern version of the story in my head. Where a Korean couple moved to a Russian village, soon going to adopt a child, made a small snow child in celebration, boom, snow baby here.

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2019-05-29

Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Moon Game Original Folklore Throwing Orb Pearl Gem Treasure Surrealist Magician Solar System Cycle Waxing Waning https://t.co/0hEPGC6yV5

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2019-05-29

This week LB and Kaitlin talk about the wendigo, an icy-hearted cannibal from the frigid north!

Listen: https://t.co/AIFDyCeFTG

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2019-05-27

'The Moon's Revenge'
(1987- Joan Aiken - Alan Lee)

of and fame, always mystifies me with his watercoloring magic.

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2019-05-25

I made an original interpretation of Jack Frost! Mythology/folklore is among my favorite things to art because everyone has their own spin on it ❄️💙✨

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2019-05-24