Drawing on inspiration from witchcraft and folklore, London based designer Jay Briggs creates lusciously dark garments and headdresses using a wide range of unconventional materials including entire wings and hundreds of beetle shells.
Jay Briggs
Category: Art
At The Hour Of Our Death
Photographer Sarah Sudhoff has, with her latest series of photographs, captured body fluid stains created by the passing of human life.The stained fabrics which she has photographed include bedding, carpet and upholstery. The causes of death and ages of the deceased vary substantially, and include a 60 year old woman who died form a heart… Continue reading At The Hour Of Our Death
I Am Dust
The spectacular 'I Am Dust' series by photographer Olivier Valsecchi makes for a perfect end to the week.
From Over The Mountains
I invite you to listen to my new spoken word recording. This poem is based on the legend of a young Norwegian girl, who was locked away in a storehouse while the Black Death decimated Norway's population.
David Thiérrée
Artist David Thiérrée has worked with some true metal heavy weights over the years, including the mighty Primordial, and has featured in exhibitions across the globe. One of my favourite pieces by this multitalented gentleman has to be an illustration based on the film The Dark Crystal. This work, done entirely in pencil, is so… Continue reading David Thiérrée
William Crisafi
The artwork of New England based, multidisciplinary artist William Crisafi reminds me of the illustrations I would find in children's books that my Granddad would discover at carboot sales. He was a top rooter and dug right to the bottom of damp cardboard boxes. My Granddad also knew how to haggle, and would come away… Continue reading William Crisafi
Lisa Nilsson
I needed a strong dose of strange art this morning to set me up for the day. These gorgeous, intricate art works by Lisa Nilsson are anatomical cross sections crafted from paper.
Would You Support?
If I set up a Kickstarter project to do a print run of Issue One of Wyrd Words And Effigies whose support do I have?
The Kin Fables Trilogy
Back in September 2013 I had the great fortune to be introduced to the fantastical cinematic journey Kin Fables. I returned to this beautifully shot, dreamy production time and again. Naturally, I had to interview the team behind it - the gifted McKinnon brothers. You can read the interview here. Come 2015 and the brothers… Continue reading The Kin Fables Trilogy
Thomas G Anderson
My weekend has started exactly how I like it too...with introductions to dark art which blows my fucking mind. Thomas G Anderson's work has me on my knees in worship.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 