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So, that bit where you’ve inked it and cleaned your printing plate and you like the colour and the plate itself...so you take a quick photo and then can’t resist adding a few #procreate sparkles...sigh, need to knuckle down and get printing!☺️
#wip #hare #printmaking #folklore
“A rat king is a collection of rats whose tails are intertwined and bound together.
In folklore, rat kings are associated with various superstitions and were often seen as a bad omen, particularly associated with plagues.”
Been diving back into Japanese folklore and found this exciting tale:
The Brave Samurai faces the Orange Demon Who Has A Distaste For Mondays. Has anyone else read this?
#art #mondays #IAmSoSorryAboutThis
Dark hair, hasn’t slept in several months, blood magic...just my type, ok?
Malachiasz is the creation of @glitzandshadows. Her debut ‘Wicked Saints’, which is full of dark magic and Slavic folklore is out in April.
'Witches of the Ganges'
#Ink and #digital, 2019
#Illustration for a #satirical story website. Client requested witches depicted similar to folklore of India, where the sign of someone being a witch is having backward feet.
#witches #fantasyart #cauldron #witchesHut #art #artist
We have done our preparation and we are ready to begin our decent into... HELL! Join us this week for part one of our deep dive into the underworlds!
#stonehousescast #podcast #folklore #hell
However, after she was approached by a monk, she was willing to give up her evil tendencies and finally put her resentment to rest, releasing her curse and redeeming herself. Despite this, she remains one of the most powerful women in folklore (who aren't creation goddesses)! 2/2
Thanks #FolkloreThursday for another great session! Today's theme was the the folklore of women and all things feminine for #InternationalWomensDay This is @shanonsinn signing off. Wishing you all an amazing week! (Fog Women by Hermann Hendrich 1854-1931)
And so, she decided to start living the life she imagined. #inspirational #art #quote #painting #illustration #aliceinwonderland #fairytales #folkart #folklore #whimsical #pretty #beautiful #bohemian #freedom #oilpainting #magick #magical #cottagechic #quoteoftheday
In folklore, the otter is viewed as a helper. In the Irish tale The Voyage of Maelduin, otters on the Island of Otter bring the sailors salmon to eat. in Scottish tradition there are tales of 'Otter Kings' who were accompanied by seven black otters. (art by @JackieMorrisArt)
In Japanese Folklore, the 'Jinmenju' or 'Ninmenju' is a strange tree with human faces.
Lamia was a mortal woman& Zeus' lover who became a sleepless child-eating serpentine monster after her own children were killed by the jealous Hera. Always in sleepless anguish&grief over the fate of her children, Zeus gave her the ability to remove her own eyes #FolkloreThursday
Sewing, thread, a web around women; the Fates to Ariadne to Sleeping Beauty. Sewing forbidden on All Soul’s Day, each stitch a stab to the dead. Unlucky to mend a garment while wearing it. Magical hemp shirts, shirts sewn from nettles to restore lost brothers. #folklorethursday
Welcome back #FolkloreThursday, and thank you @WillowWinsham for the previous session. This is @MythCrafts and we are celebrating #InternationalWomensDay with the folklore of women. Some amazing tweets this morning, so keep them coming! [Image The Triple Hecate by William Blake]
A couple of my favorite fierce ladies were #Pirates; Anne Bonny & Mary Read. These dangerously bold & adventurous #Women left behind the stereotypes of the 18th century & successfully joined the Golden Age of Piracy! #FolkloreThursday #InternationalWomensDay
#FolkloreThursday #InternationalWomensDay Valkeries are the figures from Norse mythology who collect the souls of the worth warriors who had died in battle. The cream of the crop went to Odin. Freya also got her share @FolkloreThurs @IntlWD
7 March. Sow garden herbs now:
“In March & in April from morning to night,
In sowing & setting good housewives delight,
To have in a garden or other like plot,
To physic their house, or to furnish their pot.”
(Good husbandry 1753)
Ill: Waterhouse
#FolkloreThursday #gardening
#FolkloreThursday Hekate is a goddess in ancient Greek mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches or a key and in later periods depicted in triple form. She was associated with crossroads, light, magic, witchcraft, knowledge of herbs, ghosts, necromancy, and sorcery.