You can’t spell folklore without folk. Here is our community!
Illustrator: Ros Lorimer
Ros Lorimer is a textile artist and archaeological illustrator working in vector, watercolour and graphic novel style pieces of work. Self-proclaimed lover of folklore, Ros utilised her love for Archaeology and Art and found a course that combined the two for her BA. We had the pleasure of chatting to Ros about where her creativity stems from, how folklore inspires her artwork, who her fascination with superstitions comes from and how her art helps her to reconnect in a modern world.
Illustrator: Another Realm
Sasha Spyrou is an illustrator and designer based in Liverpool heavily inspired by folklore, folk horror, myth and magic. Another Realm’ is her place to explore the uncanny, weird, magical and everyday strange of the world, experimenting with laser cutting, jewellery making, applique, screen printing and murals. We had the joy of chatting to Sasha about what encourages her creativity, her favourite medium, what about folklore inspires her work and how this helps her to connect to her local landscapes.
Artist Highlight: Minifi’s Oddities
Fiona Holmes is the artist behind Minifi’s Oddities, specialising in original illustrations and linocut prints. We sat down with Fiona to chat about what inspired her creativity, how 'hands-on' craft brings her closer to folk traditions and how the linocut process helps her to reconnect with herself.
Artist Highlight: Vic Jay Art
We sat down with Vic Jay to discuss her beautiful corn dolly artwork and projects. We chatted about the folklore behind corn dollies, how being more 'hands-on' with ancient crafts is beneficial for modern mental wellbeing and where her creativity stems from.
Artist Highlight Morgana Weeks - Wabi-Sabi Creations
Morgana Weeks is the artist behind Wabi-Sabi Creations. Heavily influenced by folklore, myths, and legends, Northern Folklore Archive had the honour of sitting down with Morgana to chat about her work, folklore influences, how accessibly the folk community is and being inspired by local history.
Artist Highlight: Pickled Pennies Prints
Introducing Pickled Pennies Prints! We sat down with Alice and discussed how creativity manifested itself in her life, how much influence folklore has on her creative projects, if she finds inspiration from the North of the U.K. and the benefits that her artistic processes has on her mental wellbeing.
Stevyn Colgan: Artist, Author and Folklorist
Kicking off his career as a writer and researcher for BBC TV show QI and sister shows on radio and podcast, The Museum of Curiosity and No Such Thing as a Fish, Northern Folklore Archive had the absolute pleasure of chatting to author, artist and folklorist Stevyn Colgan.
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