Back in 2015 I had the good fortune of interviewing Josh Melbourne, the brilliant mind behind Adipocre Embroidery. One of the blogs I frequent the most Haute Macarbe recently alerted me to some of the new pieces Josh has been working on. Unsurprisingly they're wonderfully morbid...as always.
I'm lost for what to say right now, but from this image by Mikael Aldo I think a poem will be spawned...once I can find adequate words.
You Tube had a treat for me today, a track by Emily Jane White which I hadn't heard before. Hope you enjoy Frozen Garden just as much as I have. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B30-sKKLuJU
It was Dark Beauty Magazine which led me on the trail of the talented photographer Kelsie Taylor. I'm enchanted - and inspired - by everything to do with this image. From the unimaginably deep green of the trees, to the darkened eyes of the beautiful model.
It's been a little while since I've featured Canadian ethical fashion leader Noctex on WW&E. But some of their new pieces have snagged my attention recently. You can find all of the below and plenty more here. Be prepared to spend a wee while on the Noctex site, there's a LOT going on there and… Continue reading Noctex…It’s Been A While
All the praise for Daniel Garzee.
You never know what you're going to get from Christopher Ryan McKenney...but you can be sure it will unsettle the fuck out of you.
19th Century German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's was a master at conjuring astoundingly sombre art, rich in texture and atmosphere.
My heart grew some bat wings and started flapping when Cryptic Cosmetics crept across my screen. Founded by the inspirational DepcheGirl, Cryptic Cosmetics provides beauty for the obscure. I'm all over the Gore Couture Collection of cruelty lipsticks, especially Batwalk and Tortured Soul. What is beauty to me? Beauty to me is being yourself while having self… Continue reading Cryptic Cosmetics
It's thanks to Dilkabear that I discovered the late realist painter Andrew Wyeth. Making notes for a poem inspired by this stark, unforgettable piece of art.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 