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...
Pantovola Ghostly Homes and Haunted Teapot
We’ve long been fans of the art of Pantovola, which is wildly varied: She’s a textile artist, doll maker, and painter, sometimes all at...
Strange Dialogue: Picture and Prose
Springtime (when fancies turn to thoughts of love) is high time to swap that dog-eared, fly-specked, bookworm-infested copy of The Hobbit you’ve been carting...
Asako Iwasawa’s Nocturnal Imaginings
Japanese artist Asako Iwasawa’s work depicts nighttime gardens and plants that seem more fairy tale-generated than stemming from earth and soil. “What do plants...
When Women Painted the Renaissance
They had names like Sofonisba and Lavinia and most of all Artemisia. They were brilliant and gifted and (sometimes)
ferocious—because they had to be, sure,...
Beneath the Witch’s Hat
Photography by Alassie
It’s as essential—as elementary really—to the vintage witch as a broom or flowing skirts. No, even more so. Much more than pointy...
The Most Beautiful Girl in Vienna
Feature Image: FineArt : Alamy Stock Photo
Imagine what it would be like coming of age in the glittering artistic hotbed of turn-of-the-20th-century Vienna. Gustav...
Wild Talisman: The Ceramic Art of Janine Hardy
Enchanted Living: You say that you create spirit guardians in the form of handmade ceramic animals. Can you describe what a spirit guardian is?
Janine...
Semita Vitiae Tarot Deck by Artist Mary Ann Hess
We want to tell you about artist Mary Ann Hess and her Semita Vitiae Tarot deck, the product of her decades-long spiritual and life journey....
Three Decades of Painting Powerful Women
Admirers of fantasy and science-fiction art will no doubt already be familiar with Julie Bell’s name. She’s had over five hundred works of art published...