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The Kitchen Garden on the Eyot (1946) by Leonora Carrington

In the latest newsletter, I discuss the history of the egg in folk belief, alchemy and surrealist art. If you’re curious to learn more, please feel welcome to give it a read 🥚

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i have decided to stop being depressed and start being hot again

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Cat at the top of a Dark Staircase   -   Arend Hendriks .

Dutch ,  1901-1951

Etching , 28 x 19,5 cm.  

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Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects

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A cauldron bubbling under the watchful eyes of a giant goose, dinner tables rich with wine and fruit, the daughter of the Minotaur and her loyal hounds. These are some of the fantastical scenes one can find in the paintings of Leonora Carrington. Her striking characters, as charming as they are bizarre, are eternally engaged in magical activity on canvases that come to life through the tragic and comedic engaged in a Bacchanalian dance.

my latest article on leonora carrington is now up on substack

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four coffees I've had last week for four different moods and weather

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aaah i have just posted my first post on substack!! i will be writing about painting, folklore, magic and the occult, if that’s your cup of tea, you’re welcome to have a look, i’d certainly appreciate it 🧹🐈‍⬛🕯️🔮

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Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

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people who dont like drinking water confuse me. getting a sip of water is like a drug to me. i love a drink of water

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hello 🖤

i have been working on some fun articles i will be sharing on substack

if you are someone who yearns for the strange and mystical and who is interested in learning more about painting and literature through the prism of magic i will be posting:

🕯️deep dives on a vast array of topics that concern painting, writing, folklore and the otherworldly

🕯️reflections on individual painters, writers and thinkers who challenged societal norms and who brought magic to their work through an idiosyncratic prism

🕯️discussions of works of art and how their creators enhanced their practice through the occult

🕯️ book, article, film, podcast, and journal recommendations

if that sounds like your cup of tea, please consider subscribing to surrealist covens, it’s free and i’m very excited for my first post, a special easter deep dive on the history of eggs in folklore, alchemy, and surrealist art, which is coming this week! i also made an instagram for it as a visual companion, if anyone wants to check that out, i would be so grateful 🔮

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Denmark Bookstore , Circa 1899 .

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Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in The Diary of Anaïs Nin Volume 1 1931-1934

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5ᴘᴍ; ᴛᴇᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ

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𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔞𝔠𝔞𝔡𝔢𝔪𝔦𝔠 𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔪𝔦𝔱

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really strong desire to just consume the dubious potion while wearing the cursed amulet while chanting the forbidden spell while disrespecting the gods while trespassing on hallowed ground while ignoring the prophecy while breaking my promise to a witch while looking directly into the serpent’s eyes and agreeing to its dark bargain. on the off chance that i get turned into a fucked up monster

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Holly Village, UK, photo by goldtopviews

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bitches be like “this is the best piece of literature i have ever read” and it’s either a book that took them six weeks to finish or a fanfic they read at 3 AM