Way back in November 2015 I volunteered at Blekk Metal in Norway, and was interviewed briefly for a documentary that was being made about the festival. Now, I don't know if my few words will end up in the film, but I'm excited to share with you the trailer that has recently been made available.… Continue reading Blekk Metal Documentary
Despite not being a dark artist in practice, Kendra Haste's work with galvanized wire greatly appeals to me, and will, I believe touch something in you too. Her timber wolf sculpture is the first piece that I ever saw from her vast collection of works, and I was immediately floored by its uniqueness, power and… Continue reading 365 Days Of Dark Art : 66 / Kendra Haste
Get excited dear readers, for here is the official video for Skuggsjá, the title track from Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik's forthcoming album of the same name. Watch it all the way through if you can, as it's a modern day masterpiece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r-clazKRrk
Etsy, never fails me, and today I am giving thanks to the site for bringing Grave Digger Candles to my attention. Their 'Handmade And Unholy' hand-poured candles are crafted from all natural bees wax. I'm taken with their Black Beeswax Spine Candles which are part of a wider Plague Collection. At £58.10 for three assorted… Continue reading Grave Digger Candles
There was reason for excitement this morning, when I discovered that Swedish creative Malin Mellryd had launched an Etsy store selling - for the moment - jewellery. Malin's pendents are made from natural materials such as stone and wood, and crafted by hand. One of the first things that drew my attention when I encountered… Continue reading Malin Mellryd Etsy Store
Yana Moskaluk has the be one the most diverse artists I've encountered in my years of keeping Wyrd Words & Effigies. Enjoy.
Currently being seduced by the metal, bone and stone in Baroness Wolfe's Etsy shop.
I'm unable to stop studying the strange, oddly alluring art of Philippine born artist Jeremy Enecio.
I am feeling incredibly inspired by the stunning, surreal captures of Hungarian photographer Noell S. Oszvald. Oszvald only works in black and white as she says that colour distracts from her conceptual ideas.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 