Folk Art - Blog Posts

A birthday present for a friend who is not on Tumblr - her OC, Pani Agnieszka, a magician in an alternative-universe magical 1920s Poland

Mara is a powerful Slavic goddess who personifies winter, cycles of life and death. She is also considered the patroness of witchcraft and symbolizes justice.

Mavka is a character in South Slavic demonology, an evil spirit, a mermaid. According to a number of signs, it is close to a mermaid, a Carpathian “forest lady” or a mountain female spirit. It was believed that young girls or young children who died on Trinity Week because of unhappy love or whose parents were killed this week became Mavkas.

The second photo is stills from a photoset on this topic inspired by the theme

the inside of my altar cabinet when the sun is shining through! Kinda wish I could fit in the cabinet and walk around like in a church!

The lantern with the dish inside is what I use as a Tabernacle.

Folk Altar Stained Glass Painted Windows

I finished my stained glass painted windows today, and I'm so proud of them! The window's scene selections were to highlight important parts of my path as a catholic folk practitioner in my Quebec and Acadian culture. The scene on the right is a painting originally by Clarence Gagnon (Harvesting, c.1928-33) portraying some farmers in the fields of Charlevoix. The center window showcases the Star of the Sea, patron saint of the Acadians, keeping a ship safe in an ocean storm. (My own design). And the last window shows a scene from the folk tale "la chasse-galerie" from Honoré Beaugrand, when a group of woodsmen make a deal with the Devil to fly in an airborne magic canoe to visit their families on New Year's Eve. My practice entails researching my family's agricultural lifestyles and crafts, their religious life, and their folk tales.

My next project will be to paint the medallions on the doors of the altar cabinet.

I decorated a Huckleberry compass this week! The shape is reminiscent of a planchette and it held the perfect opportunity for some stained glass painting.

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⠀⠀❛⠀⠀⠀♡⠀▐ 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘦 .ᐟ ꒰၇ ࣪ ۪ㅤ◡◡◡

please do not claim as urs or repost 𓈒𓏸 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈? 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆, 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒈. 𓂃 ‪‪

ଘ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒎𝒆 ❤︎

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Woah would you look at that they found something in the woods

The strawman is a friendly fellow

2017 is the Year of the Rooster...Happy New Year my friends! :)

Illustration by Dazhkaclaire   https://www.instagram.com/dazhkaclaire/www.claireobrienillustration.com