Weekly thingy and the Two of Cups/The Goblin Market
I was thinking that this was bending my rules a bit, since Christina Rosetti’s The Goblin Market is very much a literary single author fairytale, but then so are all … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Ace of Cups/The Little Mermaid
She’s back, and now she’s a Spirit of the Air! I went over the basics of the original story when I posted the Death card – I’m picking up here … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the King of Wands/Koschei the Deathless
What can I say, I like Russian fairytales and magical turduckens. And background swan maidens. Sorry about the delay, I only had a one day weekend week before last and … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Queen of Wands/Fairy Godmother
It is WILD how close I got to finishing out the wands without a, y’know, magic wand. But here you go, one fairy godmother with wand and slipper and pumpkin. … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and the Knight of Wands/The Firebird
The Firebird is another of those characters that turns up across Russian fairytales, like Baba Yaga. She’s usually the object of a quest; the quester who accepts what she gives … Continue reading
Weekly thingy (as usual) and still the Page of Wands/Vasilisa
Not much to say since I talked about this one last week. Boom, colour! Places to buy stuff! TEEPUBLIC: mostly t-shirts, a few other products. Watch for sales, when shirts … Continue reading
A day late and some colour short.
You’re getting a black and white today because I went to the hill country for a wedding this weekend plus work is speeding up on the small opera I’m designing … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and The Ten of Wands/The Goose Girl
I drew the thing, huzzah! I have no clue how well known the goose girl is and y’all are going to need the backstory so: (you can also read the … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and Nine of Wands/The Magic Comb
Another week, another fairly general Russian fairy tale reference. There are multiple stories where this turns up – it’s something of a trope in Russian fairytales – but let’s go … Continue reading
Weekly thingy and Eight of Wands/Arrows to Find Brides
This is actually a new story to me and I don’t have a specific source for it, agh. I found it in an article on archery in Russian folklore and … Continue reading
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