I'm a woman who has her heart in two parts. Half of my heart is given away to the ice of the High Arctic, to the vast glaciers and imposing icebergs, to the singing aurora borealis and silent mountain peaks. The other half of my heart is given away to the forests of my homeland… Continue reading Reading In The Dark : Gossip From The Forest
October is literally panting on the doorstep and clawing to be let in...and are you ready for it? How about investing in a dark, and obscure tote bag ready to stuff with Halloween goodness...as well as the bread, milk and sugar? And a spiral notebook to carry in your bag at all times, ready for… Continue reading Support The Dark Arts
So I got my chest tattooed with two pieces a few years ago. Not my boobs, above them, just below my collar bones. And they were fuck ups from the beginning. (Thankfully the place that did it shut down soon after I was inked. I'm hoping the dicks who ran it veered of into a… Continue reading Tattooing In The Dark : Inspiration
I passed nobody on my venture deep into the forest today as I followed the trail of a deer, and it was utter bliss. I truly relish my solitude. There was silence, except for the sound of my boots crunching through the snow and my low breathing. It was unnerving that I couldn't hear bird… Continue reading My Other Shadows : Day Thirty Six
Forest are brutal, raw, addictive black metal from Russia. This particular track was released back in 1997 and has maintained its strength over the years.
I really admire artists who don't settle...who are constantly looking for a new way to present their art to the world. I also admire artists who collaborate with nature, and introduce us to new ways of connecting with the glory of the natural world. LKB Photography do exactly that.
Connecting with a piece of art is one of the finest pleasures in life. Connecting with a collection of art is an almost overwhelmingly glorious experience. Elise Mahan has rubbed stars, ice, forests and handfuls of northern light into the four chambers of this heart of mine.
My blog Destination: Norway has finally got a Society 6 page. I’m incredibly proud of the shots I’ve managed to capture in Norway so far, and want to make them available for anyone who wants them. Lots of my images are now available as prints (framed or unframed), stretched canvases, cards, mobile phone cases… Continue reading Destination: Norway – Effigies For Sale
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 