Aubrey Beardsley and the Weight of Decadence
The Peacock Skirt (1893), by Aubrey Beardsley
If you’re anything like me, you might have increased in mass over the past eighteen months. While the...
Temporal Beauties
Nature collage combines everything I’m most passionate about: the outdoors, working with organic materials, the ephemerality of those materials, and beautiful composition that’s pleasing...
The Divine Mystery of Pamela Colman Smith
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I own a T-shirt that gets a lot of compliments. It reads FAMOUS WITCHES in...
A Heart of Glass
Neile Cooper’s masterpiece is a breathtaking experience at night. Walking through a small woods in the town of Lake Mohawk, New Jersey, you see...
Dorthy Wordsworth – Genus Loci
I like to imagine her in the early 1800s, lacing up sturdy leather boots and putting on a hat—not the frilly house bonnet of...
The Paper Mushrooms of Ann Wood, a.k.a. Woodlucker
In the last days of his life, Ann Wood’s father was thinking about plants. “He was looking at a sumac tree,” she says, “and...
Designing With Time
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE PARKE
They don’t necessarily feature precious gemstones, the material needed to ensure safe passage back and forth through the centuries in Outlander,...
Featured Artist: Thistlemoon
Artist Anna Stead, a.k.a. Thistlemoon, was born in London, raised in Worcestershire, and moved to the Cotswolds in 2016. She and her husband, two...
Toby Froud and The Dark Crystal
All photos © Kevin Baker / Netflix
As the son of famed fairy painter Brian Froud and fairy sculptor Wendy Froud, artist Toby Froud grew...
Tips on Creating A Painting Using Acrylic or Watercolor Paints
Set up a comfortable and peaceful area to begin your art. This may include lighting a candle or incense and playing your favorite music...