Etsy is a treasure trove of creative souls. I can happily spend hours slipping in out and out of stores. I firmly believe that it's one of the best places to go if you have a desire to discover a new artist. I'm currently enamored with Foxnest.
In a secluded cabin off the grid, Jason Tennant crafts sculptures, masks and motifs inspired by the great wild.
I've had a long-term obsession with the poles, but it's only recently that I learned about Antarctica's Blood Falls. My heart loves new knowledge, just as much as my brain does. Don't worry, what you're seeing in the photo below isn't the blood of a hundred thousand penguins, sacrificed in some gristly ritual. It's water… Continue reading Antarctica’s Blood Falls
A forest etching by Foxnest.
Inspired by nature, mythological creatures and music, Ysambre Fauntography provides an escape into a different world. I repeatedly find myself going back to the enthralling images of fantastical creatures and forests with heavy mantles of mist, dramatic mountain ranges and humans intertwined with the earth itself. Can you please tell us a little bit about… Continue reading Interview : Ysambre Fauntography
There is a real air of mysticism around Audrey Cantwell, the women behind independent clothing line Ovate, and I feel exceptionally lucky that she agreed to take part in an interview for Wyrd Words & Effigies. When Wyrd Words & Effigies was still in the planning stages, I had it in my head that I… Continue reading Interview : Ovate
When I stumbled across the photography of Jakob Polomski today, my breath left me, and I had to grapple to get it back. It’s so refreshing and exciting to come across a photographer who doesn’t just make your eyes wide to the point that they hurt, but who actually effects your entire body, so much… Continue reading The Photography Of Jakob Polomski
Wyrd Words & Effigies had the exceptionally good fortune to engage in a conversation with Sarah Bartell of Nature Punk. Nature Punk creates a wide array of artwork sourced from wildlife materials, and also sells a extensive variety of curious knick-knacks from around the world. Can you please describe how Nature Punk came into being?… Continue reading Interview : Nature Punk
‘We stand for a land ethic: for real and deep connections to the land and to places, their inhabitants (human and nonhuman) and their stories.’ (Unknown) Why aren’t their more publications like EarthLines? I can honestly say, hand on heart, that it’s one of the best magazines I’ve ever come across, and I’ve read a… Continue reading A Review Of EarthLines Magazine (Issue 5)
Giving a voice to the modern heathen household I came across this fantastic, bi-annual, print publication after a long, long search through other, mostly mediocre journals and blogs, and what a find. I’m so glad I persisted. It’s like when a walk on the beach in the rain turns into a really special occasion. When… Continue reading Review of Hex Magazine (Issue 1)
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 