#britishfolklore

[xphaiea]

MYSTICAL MARI LWYD One of a kind dual headed Mari Lwyd in celestial gown with leather ears, sun and moon, beaded details, hand embroidered spiral and handpainted faces. www.xphaiea.bigcartel.com ••• #xphaiea #marilwyd #welsh #wales #welshfolklore #folkcustom #witchesofinstagram #folklore #britishfolklore #witch #witches #esoteric #occult #pagansofinstagram #magic #mythandlegend #artdoll #artdolls #ooak #goblincore #fantasy #horse #horseskull #folktales https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnml2mXrR67/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jamesstoorie]

AFTERWITCH: THE OMINOUS OMNIBUS

‘AFTERWITCH: THE OMINOUS OMNIBUS’ by James Stoorie

‘AfterWitch’ & ‘AfterWitch In The City’…two ‘AfterWitch’ books in one.

Available Now! (June 2024) on Amazon, Lulu.com & other occult sites.

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4457-4553-4

AFTERWITCH

Felicity ‘Tea’ Greene is a new kind of witch, an ‘AfterWitch’, although she may not yet know it. 

Living in the isolated village of Blight, Tea feels bored and frustrated, yet every time she attempts to leave something goes wrong. At first the reasons appear accountable, mundane. Yet, after a while, Tea begins to suspect she is being made a prisoner. Could there really be an occult conspiracy to prevent her from leaving the village or are her fears unfounded, triggered by her mental health issues?

‘AfterWitch’ is a new kind of witch story – a teenager’s struggle for identity and her fight against the oppressive forces who want to ‘take back control’. 

AFTERWITCH IN THE CITY 

Ten years have passed since Tea Greene was forced to flee her rural hometown for the big city. She has spent that time building a new life, but can she ever truly escape the past? 

After all, if she has made such a clean break, why does she feel compelled to reach out to her estranged cousins, reclusive twins once referred to by the family as ‘The Indoors Children’? It’s not as if she ever enjoyed her childhood visits. In fact, Tea has the vague impression something bad once happened to her whilst there. Wasn’t their house supposed to be haunted? Whispers of a ghost in ‘The Unpainted Gallery’? 

As Tea battles to piece together long buried memories, and master the triggers to her mental health, she begins to realise the only way forward is to go back to the beginning one final time. To confront whatever so frightened her in the first place… 

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[lostfunzones]

The Burryman, and chums, circa 1960 via: https://www.instagram.com/endlessmummer/

[sunterstudio]

There’s a creepy winter fellow coming to life in my studio 👀 #art #artist #artwork #fineart #ceramic #ceramics #ceramicsculpture #sculpture #clay #ceramicart #handmade #artstudio #sunterstudio #contemporaryceramics #clayart #clayartist #folklore #britishfolklore (at Banks Mill Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClRZbWQsPs5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[quietnisse]

One for sorrow, two for luck! I found a different version of the rhyme a while ago and started designing prints, and now I have no idea where I found it! So this is as far as I got 😆 Anyway, these are in my Etsy shop if you're interested! 🔺 😁 #folklore #folktales #folktaleweek #folktober #folkart #nurseryrhyme #britishfolklore #magpies #crow #crows #oneforsorrow #grungedesign #artprint #gothichome #darkhomedecor (at Quiet Nisse Designs) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clto2RBMb72/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[camilladerrico]

Is it a dog or a gremlin? 🤔 Day 28 Drawlloween is the BARGHEST! I know there are some furry faces out there only a mother can love, and I think this is one of them! He’s so creepy yet cute!! 😚🖤🖤 But don’t let my little guy fool you…he’s actually a demonic human munching doggo! 😗 Or as some say is a house elf 🧝‍♂️ Well…I’ve never seen one in person but when I do I’ll let you know what it is! There’s many legends of this mythical creature, whether it’s a black dog with terrifying teeth or a yellow skinned goblin it’s safe to say they aren’t human friendly 😅 Halloween 👻 Is almost here and so is the finale of Drawlloween! Only a few prompts left! So get creative and let’s see your ghoulish creations!! Tomorrow is FERAL PUMPKINS 🎃 #barghest #goblin #houseelf #britishfolklore #barguest #doggo #drawlloween #inktober ##camillasdrawlloween (at Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlbX1TPP6J/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rj-anderson]

Here we are with a new #mybookalphabet post: J is for Joan the Wad! . In Cornish folklore, Joan the Wad is the queen of the piskeys (the spelling I settled on for my #FlightandFiretrilogy - it’s also frequently spelled pisky or piskie, and of course pixie). An old English rhyme describes her as a capricious will-o’the-wisp, sometimes teasing human folk and sometimes guiding them to safety: . Jack O’Lantern, Joan the Wad, That tickled the maid and made her mad, Light me home, the weather's bad. . Generally, though, Joan the Wad is seen in Cornwall as a figure of good luck and protection, and Jack O’Lantern is her king or consort. So when I was creating the world of the Cornish piskeys for SWIFT, I decided on “Joan” as a title rather than a personal name for their queen. . It’s also, though I didn’t plan it this way, a small tribute to my mother, a true queen in every way — whose parents emigrated from Redruth in Cornwall to Timmins in northern Ontario a few years before she was born. They named her Joan, and she in turn gave me Joan as my middle name — that’s the J. in my initials. But my mother had never heard of Joan the Wad until she read my book, so I felt happy to have given her back a little lost piece of her Cornish ancestry. . Q: Do you have a favorite folk character or creature in your family background? I’d love to hear about it in comments! . . . #joanthewad #cornishpixie #cornishpixies #cornishpisky #cornishpiskey #spriggan #spriggans #folkloreandfairytales #britishfolklore #fairies #fae #fairytale #faery #faeriesofinstagram #fairybooks #rjandersonwriter #enclaveescape #enclavepublishing #yabooks #IReadYA #yareads #speculativefiction #christianfantasy #flightandflametrilogy #swift #swiftbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CAHGG2Xgu2x/?igshid=113e0jszkl6a8

[survivethejive]

Last night we went a wassailing. Singing to the apple trees and pouring libations of cider to make the fruitful next harvest. An English tradition dating back to Anglo-Saxon times! #wassail #britishfolklore #englishtradition #westcountrylife https://www.instagram.com/p/B7gFf_pBrFX/?igshid=rf0am0qzzdzz

[molly-maw-illustration]

Finally moved! I'm still going to be all over the place with uploading over the next few weeks as I sort everything out. Anyway, here's some uni work for a project on British Folklore. . . . . . #artwork #art #illustration #illustrate #continuouslinedrawing #contemporaryart #pooroldhorse #theoldhorse #britishfolklore #folklore #fairytail #horse #blackandwhite #blackonwhite #poscapens #posca #personalstyle #personaldevelopment #hobbyhorse #onelinedrawing #oneline #creepy #creepyart (at Sheffield) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8m6w9PhV6p/?igshid=117ix5sbbq6h1

[missaliceteeple]

Mari Lwyd and the Celtic goddess Nantosuelta Models: Karen and Jan #fantasy #goth #witchesofinstagram #witchyvibes #darkness #celticfolklore #witch #bnwphotography #goddess #dark_infinity #ominous_perfection #nugoth #_romanticdarkness_ #hauntinghumans #britishfolklore #humans_in_nature (at Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5QSbYeluFK/?igshid=vjyzhiow7olv

[spacepiratealex]

Nimuë/Vivian/The Lady of the Lake maybe I’ll do some more Arthurian stuff because there are some cool stories and I’m not sure how well known they are but they’re really cool! That said I’m no expert... . . . . #nimuë #Vivian #theladyofthelake #arthurianlegend #illustration #drawing #traditionalart #colourpencils #illustragram #womenofillustration #britishmyth #britishlegend #legend #folklore #britishfolklore #welshlegend #welshmyth #welshfolklore ##womenofillustration #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #instaart (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tJpuUDDus/?igshid=uuf1bc9430zq

[xphaiea]

GENIUS LOCI OF STAR CARR Guardian spirits of Star Carr, the Mesolithic site in Yorkshire. Numerous objects have been unearthed here made from red deer, elk antler and bones from auroch and birds; as well as worked amber, haematite and iron pyrites. Some of the deer skullcaps are believed to have been worn as ceremonial headdresses. Genius loci are protective spirits of a place. ••• #xphaiea #artdoll #artdolls #primitivedoll #poppet #poppets #myth #mythology #starcarr #yorkshire #mesolithicculture #mesolithic #folkart #folkdolls #textileart #textileartdoll #handmade #folklore #britishfolklore # #goddess #pagansofinstagram #witchesofinstagram #witchcraft #archaeology #goblincore #fairies #fae https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxB_MFN_ce/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lunarandlux]

I can't tell you how 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 I am at how the new things in my shop have been received! Thank you to every one who's ordered / liked / shared 🖤 Two thirds of this weeks orders have been sent out and the rest will be done this weekend 🙏 ✦ I've decided to take an impromptu trip away to recharge my batteries. There are two more launches before the year is out and I'm feeling a little frazzled tbh 😂 We will be visiting Harrogate / Edinburgh / Pendle next week so would love any recommendations of 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐝 & 𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 things to get up to in these places 🔮👻 Thank you 🖤🖤🖤 #hauntedBritain #britishfolklore #edinburgh #visitedinburgh #pendle https://www.instagram.com/p/CTFpA7lFBED/?utm_medium=tumblr

[letshidetogether]

~~~~Mother Ludlam~~~~ Mother Ludlam was a white witch who lived in a cave in Surrey, England, a long time ago. Legend tells us that she would loan you anything you neeeded as long as you returned it within two days. If you wanted something, you could stand on a boulder near the entrance to her cave and state what you needed from her, and when you returned home you would find it on your doorstep. Until one day, when a man visited the cave and asked to borrow Mother Ludlam's cauldron. She was hesitant to grant this request at first as the cauldron was her personal property and very precious to her, but did so anyway and reminded to man that he must return the cauldron within two days, as per usual. For unknown reasons, the man failed to return Mother Ludlam's cauldron, and in fear of her wrath fled to the nearby Frensham Church, where the cauldrom remains to this day. ... ... Didn't turn out quite as good as i wanted, i need to work on tonal values more and a sense of light and shadow in these gouache pieces. I think it became a bit too messy. ... ... #illustration #art #drawing #painting #watercolour #watercolourpainting #gouachepainting #gouache #ink #fantasy #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #fantasydrawing #folklore #britishfolklore #englishfolklore #motherludlam #surrey #witch #whitewitch #englishwitches

[sunterstudio]

Harvest god is pretty much dry and ready for bisque firing 🙌🏻 Just need to find a slot between firing commissions and stuff for open studios 😅 #art #artist #artwork #fineart #ceramic #ceramics #ceramicsculpture #sculpture #clay #ceramicart #handmade #artstudio #sunterstudio #contemporaryceramics #harvest #pagangod #myth #mythology #britishfolklore (at Banks Mill Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck81k13MKoA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[obsesivcreativ]

Playing with recycled cardboard, newspaper, acrylic and glue . Not finished yet but maybe when this Greenman is done, he can join the other five greenmen hanging on the walls about the house - or maybe even make it down to @ouseburnopenstudios in November... We'll see. Basically I am 'parallel playing' whilst my eldest does her history homework! #greenman #folklore #englishfolklore #britishfolklore #cardboard #cardboardart #recycledart #recycle #reuse #mythical #experiment #playing #artplay #historyhomework #newspaper #papiermache #greenmen https://www.instagram.com/p/B32YIWjAc54/?igshid=90gjlcv4kbeo