Be Strong. William T. Horton, A Book of Images.
If you’re wondering about that ornate head ornament…
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Be Strong. William T. Horton, A Book of Images.
If you’re wondering about that ornate head ornament…
Assumptio. William T. Horton, A Book of Images.
Rosa Mystica. William T. Horton, A Book of Images.
Ascending Into Heaven. William T. Horton, A Book of Images.
The Angel of Death. William T. Horton, A Book of Images. What a beautiful eye!
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Autumn is officially upon us. It’s the season of shorter days, brighter moons and bountiful harvests. Niigata prefecture, in Northern Japan, is known for its rice paddies and rice production. Around this time of year the rice harvest becomes a big deal, as well as the tons of rice straw, or wara, that is leftover. It can be plowed down as soil improver, fed to livestock, or even woven into decorative ornaments. But before any of that, for the past 9 years Uwasekigata Park has hosted a Wara Art Festival by teaming up with art students to create creatures, both large and small, from rice straw.
This year is the 10th anniversary of Niigata’s Wara Art Festival. And to commemorate, participants have sculpted animals twice as large as previous years.
The Wara Art Festival all started in 2006 when the local district reached out to Musashino Art University to seek guidance on transforming their abundant amount of rice straw into art. And in 2008, the very first Wara Art Festival was held. Since then, every year the school sends art students up to Niigata to assist in creating sculptures made out of rice straw. The festivities have ended but the sculptures are on display through October 31, 2017.
Sancta Dei Genitrix (Holy Mother of God). William T. Horton, A Book of Images.
Here’s a Friday Delight to get happily lost in for a while, the beautiful paper and quilling art of Yulia Brodskaya. Her portraiture is jaw-dropping awesomeness, don’t miss it! You can see her work at https://www.artyulia.co.uk/ and https://www.instagram.com/yulia_brodskaya_artyulia/.
Temptation. William T. Horton, A Book of Images.
not yet done. Slow going. The script is Theban. Sorry for the bad shot, I ran out of daylight. I’m so not ready for short days. Click for full size.
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Demons and lords of hell seem to be popular whenever I post them, so when the whim strikes, we’ll have a bit of demonology. It’s of interest to note that christians are consistent, even when dreaming up the aristocracy of christian hell – there aren’t any women. Given how much christianity condemns women, Eve, sin, awful evil, temptresses, harlots, yada, yada, yada, it doesn’t seem right we didn’t even merit a place in the aristocracy of hell. Today, we have Purson, also known as Pruflas in the Dictionnaire Infernal.
Purson (also Curson, Pursan) is a Great King of Hell, being served and obeyed by twenty-two legions of demons. He knows of hidden things, can find treasures, and tells past, present and future. Taking a human or aerial body he answers truly of all secret and divine things of Earth and the creation of the world. He also brings good familiars. Purson is depicted as a man with the face of a lion, carrying a ferocious viper in his hand, and riding a bear. Before him there can be heard many trumpets sounding.
And naked. No one mentions the naked. From the Ars Goetia, Lesser Key of Solomon.