When a strange light is seen at night in the Welsh wilderness, often it's a pwca's candle. These black-furred goblins love to play nasty tricks. Sometimes pwcas turn into animals (such as horses), other times they use their candles to lead travelers into bogs or off cliffs.
Huw Aaron

A pwca holds his magic candle. Illustration by Huw Aaron for the card game "Legends of Wales."

#WyrdWednesday #31DaysofHaunting #DailySpookLore

**Eva the sewing historian** @FruAleydis@pixelfed.social · 5d

Eva the sewing historian @FruAleydis@pixelfed.social

In March 2019 I took my first fantasy photos. Or rather, my husband did. It was a great day, we had a picnic by the lake later.
I have no idea why I waited so long, except for digital cameras not being a common thing until the early 2000s, because this is so much fun.
The skirt is store bought, but I made the corset especially for this photo. Can't fit into it anymore, but I wore the ivy wreath two weeks ago at least

#fairy #fae #fantasyphotography #fantadycostume

A white, middle aged woman is standing next to a tree, wearing a green skirt, a green corset and an ivy wreath. It is early spring

A white, middle aged woman is learning against a thick pine tree, wearing a green skirt, a green corset and an ivy wreath. It is early spring

A white, middle aged woman is standing next to a tree, wearing a green skirt, a green corset, a light green knitted shawl, and an ivy wreath. It is early spring

#fantadycostume

**EinMensch** @Ein.Mensch@pixelfed.de · Mar 30

**Chelsea Breaux** @Darkroominations@pixelfed.social · Mar 28

Mar 28

Chelsea Breaux @Darkroominations@pixelfed.social

Note: All of the collaborators below are on the other platform if you'd like to view their work!

Photography by me
Model: Maria Vara, mariavara.photo

Presented by: Capturecollectivepnw & Prophotosupply
Special guests:
Tamronamericas & Tamronpnw_benhutchinson
Hosted by:
Sloane.shots Asherrainphotography Codyketophotography
Lighting assistance by Reynhiskey
Video by Armandnourphoto
Studio Cobaltstudiospdx

#photography #pdxphotographer #portlandphotographer #studiophotography #photographer #portrait #lighting #photographyworkshop #model #fairy #fairywings #angel #prism #prismphotography

#prismphotography

**Ambre de l'Alpe** @ambredelalpe@mastoot.fr · Mar 27 *

Mar 27 *

Ambre de l'Alpe @ambredelalpe@mastoot.fr

Contes du Jour et de la Nuit :
La Fée qui dansait avec la Lune ⎪ Tales of Day and Night :
The Fairy who danced with the Moon

Texte en français en ALT en cliquant sur l'image et en commentaire...

C'était l'heure où les humains s'endorment et où les chouettes s'éveillent. L'heure où les villes s'assoupissent dans leur édredon de lumière. L'heure des rêves et des cauchemars qui se glissent dans les lits – et des monstres qui se glissent dessous – ; l'heure où le marchand de sable parsème le ciel de constellations étincelantes, sièges de tant de desseins. L'heure où le soleil a plongé sa grosse tête flamboyante de l'autre côté du globe et où l'heure bleue s'est coulée en encre de Chine. L'heure des sauvages qui galopent sur l'échine du monde. Partout, des yeux luisaient, des museaux fouissaient, des chants mystérieux fusaient.

Ce soir là, une fée décoiffée avait regardé le gros œil de la lune s'embuer de nuées couleurs chamallow. Le jour s'était éteint, le rose s'était fané, et la nuit, immense, avait étreint bois et campagne. Et l'œil s'était éclairé. Une prunelle lumineuse, curieuse, qui couvait le paysage d'un regard nacré.
« … Pourrais-je un jour voler jusque là-haut ? Rejoindre ce ballon suspendu, en ce lieu si léger, loin de la gravité du monde... et pourtant si proche, juste là, posté à porté de songes ? »

Toute la nuit, la fée fila à travers l'insondable ; silhouette féminine, discrétion féline, froufrou flottant en ligne de fuite. Simple froissement, frêle fêlure dans l'espace sans fin. C'était presque le petit matin, lorsque je l'aperçus à travers la fenêtre. Un mirage. Songe suspendu, dansant, qui, vu d'ici, touchait au but.

… Question de perspective ?

#ambredelalpe #moon #lune

**Astrobach** @rorystarr@mstdn.social · Mar 25 *

Mar 25 *

Astrobach @rorystarr@mstdn.social

Folklore read live!

Folkore grows from innumerable centuries and acres.
Thus, It's not always "Hansels" and "Gretels"--sometimes it's "Per Merchants" and "Askeladdens"!

Hear uncommon tales LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/5UgI1cOMjOA

A storybook-style drawing of a knight in shining armour--with sword drawn and shield raised--who is advancing on a red-eyed creature breathing smoke from the shadow of a narrowing cavern. Overlaid text: The Quest for the Dragon's Feather

#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller

**Bevan Thomas** @bevanthomas@mstdn.ca · Mar 25

Mar 25

Bevan Thomas @bevanthomas@mstdn.ca

In some Welsh legends, the little fairies eat poisonous mushrooms and a "fairy butter" found in the crevices of limestone rocks. Fey illusions make the food's appearance and taste more appetizing. More charmingly, fairy gloves are made from foxglove flowers.

#FairyTaleTuesday #OfDarkandMacabre #Superstitiology

**Chelsea Breaux** @Darkroominations@pixelfed.social · Mar 23

Mar 23

Chelsea Breaux @Darkroominations@pixelfed.social

#angel

**EinMensch** @Ein.Mensch@pixelfed.de · Mar 23 *

**Bevan Thomas** @bevanthomas@mstdn.ca · Mar 21

Mar 21

Bevan Thomas @bevanthomas@mstdn.ca

In Welsh folklore, King Rhitta was a giant who fashioned a huge cloak out of the beards of all the kings he conquered. When King Arthur received a message from King Rhitta demanding Arthur's beard to patch the cloak, Arthur dueled the giant and forced Rhitta to shave his own beard.
Walter Crane

#FolkyFriday FairyFriday #Mythology #WelshMythology #CelticMythology #Folklore #WelshFolklore #CelticFolklore #Wales #Celtic #KingArthur #Arthuriana #Arthurian #Giant #Fairy #Faerie #Monster

King Arthur duels the giant Rhitta. Illustration by Walter Crane.

**KarinWanderer** @KarinWanderer@mastodon.art · Mar 21

Mar 21

KarinWanderer @KarinWanderer@mastodon.art

F is for… #Fairy
I pulled together the supplies for this piece weeks ago, for E for #Embroidery. Good thing it’s centered around a Fairy, so I can post it for F!
Join us for more #ArtABCs
No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed

https://dotart.blog/karin-wanderer-learns/f-is-for-fiction

Photo of partially finished embroidery hoop; a metal fairy emerges from a corona of orange-yellow thread, surrounded by expanding rings of pink chain stitching, all on blue fabric.

#MastoArt #Art #KidLitArt

**Bevan Thomas** @bevanthomas@mstdn.ca · Mar 21

Mar 21

Bevan Thomas @bevanthomas@mstdn.ca

In Welsh folklore, when King Arthur attacked the first sister of the giant Cribwr, he said his name was "Hot Porridge." When the giantess screamed that she needed help with Hot Porridge, her brother called back from another room that she should just let it cool.
Jim Kavanagh

An oafish giantess or troll dressed in rough clothes. Illustration by Jim Kavanagh.

#FolkyFriday #FaerieFriday #FairyFriday

**1. Neu-Kelte** @NeuKelte@hear-me.social · Mar 20

Mar 20

1. Neu-Kelte @NeuKelte@hear-me.social

#FolkloreThursday: `#Fairies were not evil. However, they were amoral, not tied to the moral and ethical demands of humanity. They were merely playful troublemakers rather than devilish opponents. They commonly tried to lead travelers astray. This was a minor inconvenience and could be quite frightening, but even without protection, the #fairy eventually grew bored with the trick and released the ensnared human.
More seriously, the fairies attempted to lure useful or attractive people into the #Otherworld, to do their bidding until released.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, 'Fairy Islands' from the book Elves and Fairies 1916 by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, public domain

Richard Doyle creator QS-P170,Q325027, Elf and Owls, illustration from In Fairyland, 1870, public domain

Richard Doyle creator QS-P170,Q325027, illustration from In Fairyland, 1870, public domain

Richard Doyle, Under the Dock Leaves, public domain

**nuria** @ruisncollector@mastodon.art · Mar 19

Mar 19

nuria @ruisncollector@mastodon.art

Getting ready for spring,

Digital colored sketchy drawing of a fairy dressed in green setting up the flowers, a couple of fully bloom pink ones. There's a little bee nearby.

#art #MastoArt #fairy

**Astrobach** @rorystarr@mstdn.social · Mar 18 *

Mar 18 *

Astrobach @rorystarr@mstdn.social

Folklore read live!

If you wonder where folklore starts,
it is with forgotten folks like Regine Normann.

Hear her brilliant tales LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/g3SlRqQ6wYM

A storybook-style drawing of a bearded old man in a feathered cap riding on the back of a billy goat. Overlaid text "the tale of Ringelihorn the Flying Goat"

#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller

**Bevan Thomas** @bevanthomas@mstdn.ca · Mar 18

Mar 18

Bevan Thomas @bevanthomas@mstdn.ca

Every May 1 until Judgement Day, the Welsh hero Gwythyr battles Gwyn ap Nudd (king of the dead) for Creiddylad (Gwythyr's kidnapped fiancée). As May 1 is the first day of the Celtic summer, many scholars interpret this as a conflict between summer and winter.