luverly of the week: wild blue by cathy preston

Wild Blue by Cathy Preston

 Gods, I love this artwork! Cathy Preston, a writer, artist and philosopher {and dear friend} is the woman behind this Wild Blue. Here is a wee bit of what she has to say about it over at her website:

"Riddled with metaphor and symbolism, it hopefully raises questions and offers food for contemplation, thought and feeling more than attempting to provide answers. It comprises 9 paintings, 8 of which are mobile and can be placed in numerous combinations, juxtaposing the varying moods, characteristics and outlooks of each creature, when connected with the central body. The backdrop has the same background, meaning that upon moving any of the heads the picture is retained as whole, even if all but the central panel is removed. This painting(s) is intended to be interacted with rather than simply observed."

Cathy pictured with the artwork

Here is also a video that has more images and footage of Wild Blue.

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Laurel

luverly of the week: harvest time again by victor bezrukov

{photo by Victor Bezrukov}

luverly of the week: stag amongst the pines by steve mclaren

{photo by Steve McLaren}

luverly of the week: the cosmic soul factory drum

Ain't she pretty? This luverly is made from a large walnut trunk and was crafted by several artists.

Here are some more photos of The Cosmic Soul Factory Drum and it is available over at the Etsy shop of Strike Daekins Designs.

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Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Mourning Dove by Amyzzz1

{photo by Amyzzz1}

Luverly of the Week: St. Brigid Doll by St. Blaize

{St. Brigid Doll by St. Blaize}

Isn't she lovely? There are more photos of her over at St. Blaize's Flickr.

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Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Long Live the King by Steve Mclaren

{photo by Steve Mclaren}

Luverly of the Week: ThePlantEncyclopedia.Org

The Plant Encyclopedia is a website with a treasure trove of information of over 300,000 plants, which are neatly categorized:


I have just began to explore the website, and I can see myself spending a lot of time on there. It is quickly becoming one of my favourite online resources! :D

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Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Alraun by Matthew Venus

{Alraun by Matthew Venus}

While definitely meant for use, this alraun is truly a work of art!


This beauty can be found at the Etsy shop of Spiritus Arcanum. There you can also find many other magical wares as well.

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Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Simpson House of Riverdale Farm by Matt Jiggins

{original photo by Matt Jiggins}

A nice photo of Simpson House at Riverdale Farm, Toronto. One of my favourite places. :)

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Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Great Horned Owl by Brendan Lally

{original photo by Brendan Lally}

Luverly of the Week: Stile & Rowan Tree by erwlas

{photo by erwlas}

Luverly of the Week: Brigid by Emily Balivet

{Brigid by Emily Balivet}

Emily Balivet is definitely one of my favourite artists! We have a few of her prints and this is yet another one to add to our walls. ;) Her Council of Cernunnos was featured as a Luverly of the Week back in April 2009.

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Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Winter Treats by Tatiana Bulyonkova

{photo by Tatiana Bulyonkova}

Luverly of the Week: Snowy Crow by Keven Law

{photo by Keven Law}

Hand Painted Raven Bodhrán by Brigid Ashwood

Hand Painted Raven Bodhrán by Brigid Ashwood

A little too pretty to take a tipper too, but if I had an extra $600, this would be hanging on my wall! It's a good thing that she has prints of the gorgeous ravens for a more affordable $15. ;)

There are plenty of other luverlies in Brigid Ashwood's shop as well. Here are just a few:

Evening Toadstool

Time Flies

Saved by Love

Transpurrtation

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Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Morrigan by Morpheus Ravenna

Morrigan by Morpheus Ravenna

I really like this depiction of The Morrígan. You can check out other pretties by Morpheus at her Etsy shop, Beansidhe Arts.

One of the Best Hallowe'en Costumes Ever...

I think even the most serious witch secretly likes to dress up around this time of year, even if it is just to frolic at a secular party for a wee while. I am going out as a Raging Granny this year but lookie at this costume!

I heart Emma Goldman

There are some other pretty awesome costume ideas over at the website, Take Back Halloween.

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Laurel

Luverly of the Week: Sounds Like Fall

Joe Young of Sounds Like Fall

Joe Young is the man behind the brilliant music of Sounds Like Fall. He only has two albums out that I know of. Hopefully there will be more to come!

His albums are...

Early Recordings

&

The Wolf is at the Door

And this is one of my favourite songs by him, Wildwood Ashes. The perfect song to be listening to while curled up by a fire on a blustery Autumn day. :)

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Laurel