“Herr Tod” is a sort of gruesome play on words and stories. Mr. Fox is a rogue from English folklore, who murders young women most brutally. Mr. Tod is a character from Beatrix Potter children’s books, a gentleman fox who threatens clueless ducks and antagonizes his badger neighbor. Tod is an English word for fox, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘England’
Herr Tod – Assemblage Art Box
Posted in ImWalde, tagged animals, art, assemblage, Beatrix Potter, bones, claws, England, etsy, fairytales, feathers, folklore, fox, fur, Mr. Fox, Mr. Tod, predator on April 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Sultan’s Elephant
Posted in Inspirations, tagged dolls, England, marionettes, puppets, videos on July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A haunting video of “The Sultan’s Elephant,” a giant marionette show in the streets of London, where the main character, a little girl, is operated by cranes and pulleys and huge cables, and yet has an undeniable aura of life to her. Her eyes, especially, are so real.
Fever and Night Terrors
Posted in Inspirations, tagged animals, animation, England, folk music, masks, music, videos on March 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A few more music videos I’ve found recently that need to be shared… “I Say Fever” by Ramona Falls – completely original, impossible-to-describe artistry in this video, there’s something about it that is reminiscent to me of certain altered states of consciousness, and it’s not the overt strangeness but the subtle things like light quality [...]
Where the devil is that devil of mine?
Posted in Inspirations, tagged England, folk music, music, videos on December 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Fantastic (though possibly seizure-inducing) video for the Moulettes’ Devil of Mine, a winding, fairy-ravished, dreamlike song about a demon lover, one of my favorite themes: I just bought the cd for this very original British band (never heard so much bassoon) and am loving it. Here’s them playing one of my favorite songs in the [...]
Ci Annwn – a doll for Hallows
Posted in Crafts, tagged animals, bones, costume, creepy, dog, dolls, England, folklore, Halloween, marionettes, pagan, photos, Wild Hunt on November 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This years Hallows celebration involved some pretty heavy ritual where I donned the guise of the Master of the Wild Hunt (more along British folklore traditions than Scandinavian, but I digress…). As part of the costume, I made a spirit vehicle in the form of a doll – something to represent an actual spirit, in [...]
Telling the Bees
Posted in Inspirations, tagged bees, England, entheogens, fairies, folk music, folklore, mushrooms, music, videos on July 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Lately I have touched the sublime / Out of sight out of mind / The worship of trees Something deep within my soul / Out of my control / The worship of trees Lately I have been flung / Into rustication / The worship of trees Something old has my name / Things will never [...]
