On the Edge of Discovery: The Secret of Fore-Edge Paintings
Have you ever felt the sudden jolt of bliss that accompanies the discovery of a hidden secret? This feeling drives treasure hunters of all kinds, deep-sea divers and junkyard pickers alike, to keep searching. Imagine,...
Straw Into Gold
Magical, Marvelous Broomsticks by Charlotte Baker of Nightshade Handmade
by Stephanie Stewart-Howard
Images by Charlotte Baker
Learn how to make your own broom in the Autumn Issue
Of all the myriad stories told of witches, one of the...
Autumn Leaf Dress
Article from the Autumn Issue #40 - Subscribe or Buy Issue
TUTORIAL
How to Make the Fall Lady
WHAT YOU NEED:
1 wire dress form
4 artificial leaf bunches for the top bodice form
(get these and other materials from...
Ex Libris: Claiming Your Literary Kingdom with Personalized Bookplates
Discover the timeless tradition of marking your territory in the world of books, from childhood rubber stamps to personalized bookplates. Join author Cara Giles as she reminisces about the thrill of claiming ownership over beloved stories and explores the evolution of book ownership symbols throughout history.
Featured Artist: Leila + Olive
Nicole Rallis is an artist and gardener from New York City, “a place where every bit of green stands in stark, beautiful relief to concrete backgrounds.” Her love of illustration and plants forms the...
Casting Garden Spells
Photography by Tea & Morphine
"My mom sent this,” my friend Jessica says, eyes gleaming. “I think I kept it alive.” In her hands is a garden pot with a fledgling rose bush, red tinging...
Siouxsie Sioux, Thank You
Feature Image: Siouxsie Sioux, from the album Mantaray, 2007 | Vinyls / Alamy Stock Photo
I was once a little girl beside herself with excitement to walk down the aisle in a white lace dress...
Butterfly Creatures
When fabric and multimedia artist Svetlana Matveeva was a young child of four growing up in Russia, she and a friend agreed to “go visit a fairy tale.” They convinced themselves that if they...
Witches Through the Ages
A COLLABORATION BY
THE SEAMSTRESS OF ROHAN AND HELENA AGUILAR MAYANS
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Photography by
Helena Aguilar Mayans Additional photography by Maria Simarro Losada
The idea for the Witches Through the Ages series was born in late 2016, when...
How to Pose in Gothic Architecture
Photography by GIORGIA DAPHNE
When you vacation among the cathedrals and ruins of Europe or even spend the night in a stateside Victorian B&B, it is natural to feel a certain anxiety: How will you...