This week I'm forging ahead with multiple book projects, including my dark guide to the North, and I'm putting together a playlist to accompany me on my creative journey. The first sound on my list is the multi-talented Faroese musician Eivør Pálsdóttir, and her deeply atmospheric track Trøllabundi.
I honestly can't imagine my life without Etsy. This platform - so quiet and humble in its brilliance - provides spaces for the unique work of equally unique individuals. I'm delighted to be able to spread the word about the exquisite creations I uncover. The latest store to set my heart on fire is Wales… Continue reading Tree Seer
Some pagan neofolk to finish the week. German project Falkenstein is soothing my soul this Friday morning, providing some much needed calm, and helping me to clear my head of unnecessary clutter.
Photographer Aliza Razell often likes to mix mediums to create beautiful, wonderfully surreal photography. With many of her works, I feel as if I have one foot in the real world, the other in a mystical land, where anything is possible.
The snow lies thick outside, the air is cold enough to crack my teeth and world is ever so still...a perfect morning for some brain splintering underground black metal from Sweden. Now defunct band Endless Woods are my winter morning choice today.
The animated adaptation of Richard Adam's groundbreaking novel Watership Down - still one of my favourite reads, I highly recommend it - introduced me to the harsh realities of death when I was well under double figures. Despite the deep feeling of terror and intense grief that it installed when I was a young un,… Continue reading Black Rabbit of Inlé
I appreciate some calm mid-week and dark acoustic neo-folk project Loitsu provide it. Auer from their 2006 EP Suohengen Sija is a gorgeous, soothing piece of music which helps my mind and body to settle right down. I could have it on a loop for hours.
The extraordinary, fantastical creations of multi-talented Swedish Craftswoman Caroline Eklund (Nymla) are inspired by legends and history, fantasy, nature and Scandinavian folklore. If I find myself under the influence of a depression, I spend a few moments browsing through her works. Her portfolio of trolls and elaborate masks, fantastical costumes and props helps to dislodge… Continue reading Interview : Nymla
Greatly enjoying the ethereal, beautifully unique sounds of Brooklyn based group Silver Summit.
Throughout my childhood, I watched my Grandmother craft embroidered works of flowered gardens and English cottages for the walls of her home. The only slightly dark work I ever saw her undertake was a pattern of two wolves for me to hang on my bedroom wall. Even then, both wolves looked calm and contemplative, not… Continue reading Interview : Adipocere Embroidery
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 