Winter comes early, here in the North. I have been welcoming it in through photography, cooking, long walks in the snow and poetry. I hope you enjoy these offerings on this dark night. Oriol Angrill Jordà Alexandra Dornikova Robert Kraiza Rovina Cai
Ages after I first encountered the hand crafted rings from Secret Wood, I'm still asking myself 'How are these even real?' Made in Vancouver using jewellery resin and fine wood, no one ring is the same. Each tiny, enchanted world that you will see is utterly unique. Now, I was wondering what these rings looked… Continue reading Secret Wood
Sweden is all snow, which means I've spent most of my weekend out in the forest with my camera. But I'm all revved up to share with you three artists I've discovered over the past few days, thanks to Sarah Elizabeth's superbly spooky Pinterest page. Drew McSherry Adam Burke Jel Ena
I've long been a listener to the eclectic sounds of Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq, and got myself into something of a delighted frenzy when I discovered her fourth album Retribution on Spotify. It's a phenomenal record which has already earned a place deep in my heart. It will, without a shadow of a doubt, be… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Tanya Tagaq
I don't think it's an easy job to use children in creepy photography. More often than not you end up cringing instead of feeling creeped out. But with 'The Girl With The Long Hair' Thomas H.P. Jerusalem has captured a truly deep and unsettled atmosphere which leaves a hundred and one questions clattering through my… Continue reading 365 Days Of Dark Art : 306 / Thomas H.P. Jerusalem
I don't know how Yorkshire based project (how often have I featured something from Yorkshire?! This is a special occasion...) Darkher slipped through the net, but to be quite honest, I'm glad it did. I'm not entirely sure in which category to put Darkher into. I went with dark folk to begin with, but it's… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Darkher
Capturing life as it forms was the enviable role of Peter Chinn, the producer behind National Geographic's exciting In The Womb : Extreme Animals series. Although they may look real, the images you're looking were created with the use of 3D ultrasound scans, computer graphics, and nano cameras. The animals themselves were sculpted in wax… Continue reading Animals In The Womb
Possessed by this Boogeyman sequence shot by American photographer Duane Michals.
I have been transformed this afternoon, by Nordic folk project L.E.A.F performing the folk song Vinda with Helisir, a folk/pop project with Northern influences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B907iS6ugFs
We aren't quite done with Halloween here in Sweden. We'll continue to celebrate right up until the 6th of November. But for those of you who have blown out the candles in your pumpkins (Don't throw it away! Save it for the birds...) and feel somewhat depressed, I have a gift of Halloweeney links that… Continue reading To Ease Your Halloween Withdrawal
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 