~2019~
Scenes from the garden of a green witch. Photos by M.H.
Gallerie: From a Green Witch’s Garden
Totems
El Puente del Cuervo
Grimm’s The Raven
There once was a Queen who had a little baby daughter, and one day the child was naughty and would not be quiet. Now, there were some ravens flying round and round the castle, and when the Queen saw them she opened the window, and said impatiently,
“I wish you were a raven–I might have a little peace then.”
She had scarcely spoken the words when the child changed into a raven, and flew from her arms, out through the window. It flew away to a dark wood, where it Continue reading
Sanzuwu: a Totem
~Han Dynasty, China~
In Chinese legend, the Sanzuwu, or three-legged crow, is not a trickster or bad omen. He and his brothers were responsible for drawing the sun across the sky each day.
Ex Libris: The Art of Possession
Bookplate of Charles Grave Hudson. Died 1813.
Ex libris, or bookplates, are placards inscribed with the name of a tome’s owner and affixed to the inside of its cover. Ex libris establish some amount of provenance — a clue into the history of a book’s possession. The art decorating bookplates is often heraldic, fantastic, ornate, and gorgeous. This collection is comprised mostly of plates created in Europe during the 17th & 18th centuries.
Bat Ears
Corvus Corax
~Edward Lear, 1835~
Raven (corvus corax)
Rat & Raven 