Taxidermy has been something that has fascinated me since childhood, and when I stumbled across anthropomorphic taxidermy I felt an almost overwhelming urge to study the field, and put my dark mind to work. Anthropomorphic taxidermy is what inspired artist and sculptor Thomas Grünfeld to bring two animals together to make an entirely new specimen.… Continue reading Bat Fawn & Friends
Poster for Wolves In The Throne Room "Celestite" Tour (2014) by Stag & Serpent.
Elina Grethen.
It's been a while since any sculpture has moved me in the way the work of Lucy Glendinning has managed to. I feel genuinely quite emotional when I look at her sculptural series 'Feather Child.'
The work of artist James Watts intrigues and fascinates me. When I first came across it my first thought was ‘this is exactly the sort of art Wyrd Words & Effigies needs to be showcasing.’ The following interview presents an insight into the mind and creations of one mulch-talented individual, who looks far beyond the… Continue reading Interview : James Watts
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 