Choose from a sun or moon print, or both! A5 art print of my original linocut designs. The original artwork was inspired by designs for matching tattoos. Each of these is an A5 sized reproduction art print on high quality, recycled paper with a matte finish to replicate the original linocut artwork. Each print will fit an A5 sized frame or mount, but please note that it is sold unframed. Packaged in a waterproof sleeve and sturdy envelope to prevent bending or bending. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/NiniLeesDesigns
Since he supplied us with a visual vocabulary for cutesy dread over many decades, perhaps it comes as no surprise that Edward Gorey designed a set of whimsical tarot cards. The set is called the “Fantod Pack,” the word fantod signifying “a state of worry or nervous anxiety, irritability” and thus possibly the most Edward Gorey word ever. (David Foster Wallace was fond of the word as well, using the phrase “howling fantods” multiple times in Infinite Jest; the main clearinghouse website for DFW information is called The Howling Fantods.) Not surprisingly, Gorey’s tarot set is (a) not precisely a tarot set, (b) reflexively downbeat, (c) more like a parody of a tarot set, and (d) utterly hilarious. Seriously, and I know that he is known for this style of humor, but looking over the Fantod Pack will give you a whole new appreciation for the possibilities of the deadpan mode of humor. Why is the “Stones” card so funny, when it’s just a little drawing of three plinths of varying size? Somehow the silly self-seriousness of the project is communicated. The backs of the cards feature a typically Goreyish creature called a “Figbash.” Here’s...
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Secret Lovers by Mahdieh Farhadkiaei
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Here at Chintz of Darkness we do not understand the new fangled pastimes and gadgets that people are currently so obsessed with. We are at an age when growing up there was more to play with than mud and sticks but hideous and mind numbing video games were not yet fine tuned enough for mass consumption. During the course of writing this post it has been agreed that playing with mud and sticks SHOULD be a required childhood activity, along with climbing trees, reading books (hey, kids remember those?) and tormenting your neighborhood until a petition is drafted to have you committed to the local zoo. Growing up Splendor was not allowed to have Barbie dolls. It seems as though there were strict orders not to expose her tender mind to the oppressive feminine ideals that the evil doll represented. This was perfectly fine, because everyone knows DOLLS COMPLETELY SUCK! Much fun was had with the politically proper chubby baby dolls received as gifts. Charming and innocent acts such as scalping, decapitating and water boarding (Splendor was ahead of her time…) and then throwing the remaining body parts in the yard. After disposing of the offensive dolls, quality time was spent with a large collection of sentient and sublime stuffed animals… As a child Seraph was quite gifted at creating panoramic battle scenes and architectural wonderments both indoors and out. Rumblings of a distant war turned the family’s backyard into a reenactment in miniature. Elaborate battles ensued complete with bloody wounds, flame throwers (dad kept turpentine in the garage…) and general destruction. Next time you see Seraph, ask him about the time when one of his sister’s dolls stopped by for a visit (again, proving that Barbie is a FILTHY SLUT.) Meanwhile, great indoor cities and spires sprung to life from the living room floor. This mystical assortment of oddly mismatch toys (hand me downs from both a brother and sister) creating vistas worthy of ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”. Seraph is still a gifted architect of many devious and wonderful things… Now all of this reminiscing about our rather demented childhood amusements got us thinking of devising some adult diversions. Firstly, one would need a human chess set of scantily clad courtiers. Who among us really needs a reason for body paint and costumes, much less an excuse to dress up as a knight? We would have to do something about the bishops though, because we really do not want those freaks running around the yard. The next game would be life sized Chinese checker board. The game pieces would all be tambourine pillows or elegant ottomans in dramatic shades of shimmering jewels. Players could lounge around between moves and smoke “cigarettes” or meet in the middle of the board for cocktails. We began developing a designer version of Twister involving Persian carpets and lily pads, but the adequate number of contortionists and trapezes artists could not be located this time of year…Did we mention the masked attendants with whips…oh, wait that was a different game board entirely… Gathered here are some of our favorite playing card pictorials… Most of the playing cards used in this post are from a fabulous deck called “The Keys to the Kingdom” by Tony Meeuwissen. (The “dirty” cards are of course by Paul Emile Becat…) Tell us, dear readers, what games do you like play? Death can on both black and white horses ride across the threshold of infinity he you guide Death can step along smiling within the dance and as a pawn in a game of chess you stand no chance (La Grande Danse Macabre by Marduk)
Faites plaisir à vos proches !
Edited by Henry Harland with art editors Aubrey Beardsley (vols. 1-4) and John Lane (vols. 5-13). Cf. The Yellow book : a selection / compiled by Norman Denny.
A handmade, original, linocut print of a woodland Fox in Burnt Sienna Caligo Ink. The fox is part of a series of woodland animals created by me. The print is hand printed using sienna vegetable oil-based Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink on beautiful120gsm Strathmore printmaking paper. Each print is named, dated and signed in pencil by me. Every step in the process of making the linocut, from designing and drawing, to carving and printing, is done entirely by hand by me, and, as such, every print in the edition is absolutely unique and may vary ever so slightly from the illustration. This is not a flaw, but rather an inevitable outcome of the handmade process. All prints are dispatched within 3 working days in a board backed, protective cellophane sleeve, ready to frame or give as a gift. They are then carefully packed in a rigid mailer and dispatched via Royal Mail. I offer free, standard, untracked shipping within the United Kingdom and charge a nominal GBP£5 fee for the rest of the world. Frame for illustration purposes only - not included. Image: 150x150mm (6 x6") approx. Paper: 203x254mm (8x10") approx.
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I'm on 153 ep of The Magnus Archives, it's safe to assume that I'm addicted at this point. I started drawing cards for each Entities, The Buried being first. I actually have rough sketches for all of...
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