Back in the Water
Feature Image:
Ulysses and the Sirens (1891), by John William Waterhouse
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When people ask me which of the many beautiful Pre-Raphaelite paintings is my favorite, I...
The Constant Deep
Early morning. Sea mist still hovers over the water, and the bracken-covered dunes that furl out beneath my feet like a green carpet are...
Finfolk Productions
Photography by LUNAHZON PHOTOGRAPHY
Ten years ago, when the Minnesota Renaissance Festival put out a call for tails for their brand-new half-lady, half-fish attraction, identical...
“For Their Sorceries”: The Sirens of Folklore and Literature
by Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman
Feature Image:
Detail from Sirin and Alkonost: The Birds of Joy and Sorrow (1896), by Viktor Vasnetsov
“First to the Sirens...
Mermaid Makeup Tips from Maggie McGee
Editor's Note: Maggie MacGee is the makeup artist for our Nautical Issue cover shoot.
Mermaid skin should reflect the hydration and glow from the sea....
Q&A with Carlos González
The maker of the instruments Sandberg sells, including the astrolabe here, is Carlos González of the Madrid-based Antiquus. Below, we ask González a few...
Celestial Mermaids
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE PARKE
The idea for this shoot sprang forth when Shannon Dawn Rauch invited me to the secret archives of the legendary Morris...
Glowwood Oracle Card Deck By Lisa Biletska + Interview
We wanted to tell you about Glowwood, a brand-new oracle card deck and companion book rooted in ecology created by Ukrainian-American artist and writer Lisa Biletska....
Apple Folklore, Fairy Tales, Myth, and Magic
Take a bite into the flesh of a rosy-cheeked apple. Will you be gifted with divine knowledge and life everlasting or given imminent death...
Interview with Csenge Virág Zalka
Feature Image Photograph by Alex Lucas | ohtheraven.com
Before I met Csenge Virág Zalka in person, I knew about her from her Twitter account, @TarkabarkaHolgy,...