A lot of birth folklore is about protecting the baby and mother. Some of it tries to predict or influence the future life of the baby.  Find out more about pregnancy and birth folklore in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/birth-folklore/ Get your free…

Lammas is celebrated on 1 August to celebrate the first harvests. But how ancient is the festival, and how do people celebrate it now?  Find out more about Lammas lore in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/lammas-lore/ Get your free guide to home protection…

Marianne Stokes was a late Victorian artist who was important to the movement to revive tempera painting. She also illustrated fairy tales, as well as creating a valuable visual record of traditional Slavic dress in the early 20th century. Find out how she balanced images of folk life with fairy tales in her work in…

Artist Edward Burne-Jones was obsessed with King Arthur until the day he died. Find out which other fairy tales and myths he featured in his work in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore! Find the images, videos and references on the blog post: https://www.icysedgwick.com/Edward-Burne-Jones/ Watch the video version on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/kMKQ0FoIaZU Meet Fortuna, Goddess…

Victorian artist Evelyn De Morgan presented a new perspective of many mythological women in her work. Find out which figures she re-represented in her own way in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore! 2:27 – Bio 5:41 – ‘The Angel of Death’ 8:08 – ‘Clytie’ 10:35 – ‘Flora’ 12:18 – ‘Eos’ 14:19 – ‘Helen of…

Victorian artist John William Waterhouse used many myths and legends to inspire his work. Greek goddess Circe, the Lady of Shalott, Pandora, and Odysseus all appear in his paintings, often more than once. Let’s explore the link between folklore and art in his work in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore! YouTube version: https://youtu.be/sWzul5nKuWE Find…