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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1h

It's a tea, kitties and candles kind of day 🫖🐈

Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3h

"In death we have both learned the propensity of man to define the indefinable." -The Colloquy of Monos and Una
-Edgar Allan Poe
🎨Harry Clarke
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The Colloquy of Monos and Una - Harry Clarke for E.A. Poe by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

The Colloquy of Monos and Una - Harry Clarke for E.A. Poe Harry Clarke was a leading Irish stained glass artist and Golden Age illustrator. His line work is very detailed and has a somewhat psychedel...

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3h

“The Earth grew dark, and its figures passed by me, like flitting shadows, and among them all I beheld only—Morella”
-Edgar Allan Poe
🎨Harry Clarke
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#BookwormSat #art #gift #vintage #illustration #bookchatweekly #literature #Spooktober #Halloween

Morella - Harry Clarke for E.A. Poe by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Morella - Harry Clarke for E.A. Poe Harry Clarke was a leading Irish stained glass artist and Golden Age illustrator. His line work is very detailed and has a somewhat psychedelic feel to it. Please l...

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

New sale at redbubble!
Up to 40% off everything:
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#art #wallart #illustration #fairytale #gifts #Christmas #greetingcards #tshirts #poster #preraphaelite #interiordecoration #decor #dorm #homedecor #pillows #Victorian

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forgottenbeauty is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3h

late good morning and happy #Caturday
#cats #catsofbsky #kittens #fostercats
Babies are gone. 😔 Momma kitty is recovering. 🥰

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

Foster Momma and babies went to be spayed/neutered today and I'm sad about it. ☹️ Mom is coming back here to recover but babies are going elsewhere.
#cats #catslover #fostercats

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

The Mid-Autumn, or Moon Festival, is a harvest festival held late September to early October using the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival celebrates Chang'e, the moon goddess, with moon cakes and lanterns of all sizes.
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#FolkyFriday #art #illustration #mythology

Maxfield Parrish - The Lantern Bearers by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

The Lantern Bearers - Maxfield Parrish Please look in my shop for more work by Parrish and his contemporaries.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

Samhain occurred around the same time as the Roman festival for Pomona, the goddess of apple orchards. As Roman & Celtic cultures merged, apples became associated with #Halloween.
🎨Arthur Rackham
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Song to Pomona - A Dish of Apples - Arthur Rackham by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Song to Pomona - A Dish of Apples - Arthur Rackham From "A dish of apples" Eden Philpotts and illustrated by Arthur Rackham Pomona was the Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards. Please look in m...

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

Dożynki is a Slavic #harvest festival celebrated on the #Autumn equinox in pre-Christian times, now at the end of harvest. A wreath was made of the last grain harvested & given to an honored guest.
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Windfall - Autumn Harvest - Arthur Rackham by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Windfall - Autumn Harvest - Arthur Rackham There is quite a lot going on in this beautiful illustration.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

New sale at redbubble!
Up to 40% off everything:
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#art #wallart #illustration #fairytale #gifts #Christmas #greetingcards #tshirts #poster #preraphaelite #interiordecoration #decor #dorm #homedecor #pillows #Victorian

forgottenbeauty Shop | Redbubble

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Three Ravens Podcast @threeravenspod.bsky.social · 1d

We're off to the fair for #FolkyFriday today! 🖤

Our theme this week is "Autumnals Fairs, Festivals, and Animals Brought to Market!"

From Samhain to Goose Fairs to Pack Fairs and beyond, it's a very folky season!

Tag related posts, art, songs and customs #FolkyFriday for shares until 6pm UK time!

a painting of people with the word frolic on the top

ALT: a painting of people with the word frolic on the top

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 1d

good morning☕️

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3d

7/7 He proves to her it is him, then slaughters all the suitors. The suitors' fathers were understandably vexed about this and set out to murder him. Athena and Zeus intervene, persuading them to make peace at last. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3366... #art #wallart #mythology #WyrdWednesday

Invocation - Sir Frederic Leighton by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Invocation by Sir Frederic Leighton Please look in my shop for more work by Leighton and his contemporaries.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3d

6/7 After 20 years he makes his way home, only to find men trying to take his place. Penelope has been holding them off by undoing her weaving at night, thereby never finishing it.
🎨John William Waterhouse www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3504... #WyrdWednesday #art #wallart #mythology

Penelope and her Suitors - John WIlliam Waterhouse by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Penelope and her Suitors - John WIlliam Waterhouse Penelope was the wife of Odysseus. While he was off gallivanting after the Trojan war, she had to fend off suitors for his extended absence. They wer...

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3d

5/7 They are rescued by the nymph Calypso. He spends 7 years on Calypso's island held captive as her lover, until Hermes intervenes.
🎨Herbert James Draper
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Calypso's Isle - Herbert James Draper by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Calypso's Isle - Herbert James Draper Calypso was a nymph of Greek mythology who trapped Odysseus on her island for seven years. Please look in my shop for more work by Draper and his contemporaries.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3d

4/7 They were nearing home when his men foolishly opened a bag of winds given to them by Aeolus and they were blown all the way back. Zeus sent a storm that wrecked their ship.
🎨Edmund Dulac
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Sinbad the Sailor - Arabian Nights - Edmund Dulac by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Please see my shop for more Arabian Nights prints.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3d

3/7 With the help of Hermes, Odysseus persuaded her to return them to human form. They remain on the island for a year as guests of the sorceress and she sends them on their way with helpful information.
🎨Edward Burne-Jones redbubble.com/shop/ap/3589... #art #wallart #WyrdWednesday

The Wine of Circe - Edward Burne-Jones by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

The Wine of Circe, 1900 Please look in my shop for more work by Edward Burne-Jones and his contemporaries.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3d

2/7 He and his crew have many adventures. They landed on the enchantress Circe's island. She turned the scouting party into swine, as she was wont to do.
🎨John Collier
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Circe - John Collier by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Circe the enchantress, by John Collier Please look in my shop for more work by Collier and his contemporaries.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3d

1/7 Odysseus was a hero of the Trojan war who had a 20 year journey to get home to his rightful place as ruler of Ithica and husband of Penelope. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4434... #WyrdWednesday #art #homedecor #mythology #vintage #illustration #giftidea

The Little Mermaid - Ship on the Ocean - Ivan Bilibin by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

The Little Mermaid - Ship on the Ocean - Ivan Bilibin

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Wyrd Wednesday @wyrdwednesday.bsky.social · 4d

Wyrdlings!

This week we celebrate the official Vinlandic Leif Eriksson Day, so for this week's theme we hope you'll stock your supplies for:

'Perilous journeys, eerie expeditions, and voyages into the unknown!'

We sail over the edge of the horizon this coming #WyrdWednesday!

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 3d

good morning☕

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 4d

If you find a single white hair on a black cat, it is good luck.
🎨Louis Wain www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1591... #FairytaleTuesday #art #vintage #cats #illustration #folklore #superstition #Halloween #Halloween2025

Louis Wain - Luck in Odd Numbers by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Luck in Odd Numbers - Louis Wain illustration of three black cats

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 4d

In the English/Scotts border countries, a strange black cat on the front porch brings good fortune.
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Three Black Cats - Louis Wain by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Three Black Cats - Louis Wain

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 4d

Contrary to other cultures, Japanese & English #folklore considered black cats as good luck. In Germany, a black cat crossing from left to right is good luck, but right to left is bad. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3965... #FairytaleTuesday #vintage #illustration #art #Halloween #Halloween2025

Antique Halloween Black Cat Greetings by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

A row of witches' cats are ready for trick or treat in this antique Halloween greeting card. Please look in my shop for more designs.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 4d

If you leave a carved pumpkin outside, it will capture the devil before he can get into your house. 🎃 www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1733... #Halloween #FairytaleTuesday #folklore #illustration #vintage #greetingcards #Victorian #Spooktober #Halloween2025 #fairytales

Victorian Halloween Greetings by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Victorian Halloween Greetings Vintage pumpkins and devils sharing Halloween treats

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