Slagovir is a Ukranian artist I found through Propnomicon. He specializes in gods and demons from all over the world.
Now, I’m not the cutesy type, but I have to admit, I absolutely love his minis. The more realistic ones are fantastic, but I just think the minis have more personality.
And my personal favorite…
Dear Spousal Unit: Consider this an official Christmas hint.
Petrovsky makes fabulous, bizarre sculptures in Ukraine. Here is his etsy shop. Here is some stuff:
Bill Mayer likes frogs. So much. You get one frog today, but mostly I was feeling witchy.
Brooks Shane Salzwedel creates dreamy images. Blurred, overlapping, just out of reach. Their site is pretty borked, so you are better off with their Instagram.
Aiden Taylor loves Halloween. He specifically loves vintage Halloween. And he has the chops to realize his vision. Right now, he’s working on a Halloween costume ball, but I want to show you something from last year.
I absolutely love his vintage-inspired moon head costume. Also, Aiden himself is a lot of fun. You can follow him on YouTube and Instagram.
Elric of Melniboné is where fantasy meets horror. It was the prototype for so much dark fantasy, and heavily inspired works like The Witcher and Game of Thrones. But Michael Moorcock’s Elric was first.
He was an emperor of an evil land, but he had something of a conscience. Problem was, his sword, Stormbringer, had none. Elric was a wonderful brooding anti-hero, who thought deeply, cared passionately, and lost everything.
I read a ton of these books in the 70s, when I was definitely too young to be doing so. Eh, I turned out fine. Right? I also stopped reading in the 70s. I shouldn’t have. I just didn’t realize that Moorcock never stopped. Hasn’t stopped yet. There are a lot of Elric stories.
I only found out today, in fact, because of the video that inspired this post. Exits Examined, a favorite channel of mine, did a great essay on the history of Elric. If you are curious, I encourage you to check it out.
Klaudia Gaugier lives in the south-west of Poland and has been featured in Art Doll magazine–for good reason. Her website is here, and the first two dolls link to her Etsy listings.
I absolutely love researching art posts, because I get to find new, fantastic artists. Anton Seminov is a new favorite.
