In Nordic folklore, you’ll find the wights in several varieties. Both wights related to farms, land and sea as well as forests. What do they look like? In Nordic folklore, you’ll find the wights in several varieties. Both wights related to farms, land and...
If you want to see the initial sketches for the series of paintings I’m calling “Creatures of Folklore”, you can see them here. In the video, I also added something about a new thing I’m doing for my $5+ patrons on Patreon. The first sketches...
Today, we’re taking a look at the Hummingbird. The myths, mythology, folklore and as a spirit animal. This is a bird pretty much everyone has heard of, all over the World but most haven’t seen. As you may know, Hummingbirds are the smallest of all birds....
Today, we’re digging into the myths and folklore surrounding the Raven. Thanks to Ina Mulvik for the suggestion 🙂 It has a wide distribution in the Northern Hemisphere and lives in many different habitats. It’s sometimes seen at sea level but tends to...
Today, we’re learning some myths and folklore around the Chickadee. The idea to check out the myths for this bird came from Lisa Jennifer Petr. The Chickadee There are seven species of this bird in North America and the black-capped variety you see in the photos...
Next on the list of animals to look at in myths and folklore is the wolf, thanks to Ina and Laurie. Two of my many helpful friends online 🙂 Wolves have been feared, hated and hunted to near extinction. This still goes on, even in the “modern” parts of the...