The Art Witch Blog
I’m a mythical artist, photographer, designer, intuitive and all-around creative based in the Norwegian mountains and this is my blog.
This is where I share my creative expression and do my best to inspire, empower, share tips and information, and give the occasional kick in the butt so you can have a more fulfilling life. You’ll also find a lot of art, some behind the scenes and works in progress, as well as some strong opinions, and a swear word or two. If you enjoy the posts, please share them.
– Kim Nance
A Meeting with the Otter (one of my spirit animals)
Today I journeyed to try to find out why the animal jumped up on my bed and came to rest between my feet yesterday. I almost never experience things like this, so I had to find out why. It wasn't a long journey, but my journeys rarely are. The animal was my Otter...
Runes – How to make your own
Many of the instructions I've found for making the runes in a rune set are complicated to the point of being silly. Some say it has to be disks from a fruit tree, some say you have to do a whole ritual around making them, and some say you have to colour them with your...
No Harvest
I haven't harvested any of my herbs this year, I'm letting them all go to seed. Why you might ask. Well, because my body hasn't allowed me to, because of surgery etc, and because my herb bed could do with some more plants. I'm going to try to find something to fill...
The Endurance Emu
An amulet art piece in pencil, which is a drawing of an Emu with runes hidden in the design. The runes that make up the amulet part form the Old Norse word for endurance or stamina. Size: 30 x 24 cm
Snow and Ice
The inspiration for this post came from the fact that it snowed about 62 miles from here this week and not just a little. (The article is in Norwegian, but I think the picture speaks for itself.) We get snow every year but not like that. I believe a lot of us witches...
A Tarot Reading
I decided to ask my followers for one person who I'd do a Tarot reading for in today's post. While explaining how I do this. Jonquil Alexa was the first to raise her hand. Here's her question: My question is one of alignment. The circumstances I currently live in are...
First Frost
We officially had the first frost on the 9th of September, and they say we're going to get snow high up in the mountains tomorrow. According to the weather station about 100 meters from our house, we haven't had any more nights below freezing, but it's been close....
Helping Herbs – Boot Season
Autumn has arrived here in Norway, and with that so has the boots because of the temperature and the rain. With boots comes the risk of athlete's foot and chafes, so I decided to gather some suggestions to avoid these and how herbs can help cure them if you got them....
A Curious Northern Cardinal
This acrylic painting of a curious little Northern Cardinal sitting in a tree was made on watercolour paper. I considered turning it into a piece of amulet art, but it wasn't meant to be. This piece now hangs on a wall in North Carolina, USA. Size: 42 x 29 cm...
The Gate is Open by Katie Gerrard
Time for a book review. This time it's for the book "Seidr: The Gate is Open" by Katie Gerrard. The subtitle for this book is "Working With Trance Prophecy, The High Seat and Norse Witchcraft", so that should give you a head start on what it's about. It also shows a...
Osteoarthritis: Free at last! Out of the Sling after Shoulder Surgery
As of yesterday, I'm finally out of the sling I've been wearing day and night for three weeks after the shoulder surgery. With my lack of patience, you can imagine that it hasn't been easy. everything takes longer my neck and back have been painful, because of the...
Runes – How to get started
This is the first in what I hope will be a long series on runes. Every week, you'll get a chance to give feedback on what you want to read about, so use it! Disclaimer I don't claim to know everything about runes, or how to use them. This is my UPG (Unverified...