About The International Dark Folklore Exhibition
The International Dark Folklore Exhibition, co-hosted by Dark Cornwall and Gothe Residency of the Arts, is an intercultural community event held at The Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery. This exhibition invites guests on an immersive, interactive journey through four powerful themes: Culture, History, Folklore, and Art. In addition to encouraging engagement with the museum’s permanent collection, our professional curatorial team will showcase over 50 works by artists from around the world, representing nearly 30 distinct cultures and geographic regions.
MEDIA COVERAGE:
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MISSION STATEMENTS
For centuries, storytellers and artists have been the keepers of folklore, preserving the histories and legends of countless cultures. Without their creativity, the narratives that have shaped our world would fade into obscurity. The GROTA x Dark Cornwall International Dark Folklore Exhibition invites our collective community to join us in continuing this tradition—inspiring and engaging new audiences with folktales from around the world. At a time when holistic human creativity is increasingly overshadowed by machine-generated content, this exhibition exists to reaffirm the irreplaceable value of the lived experience, perspective, and imagination that each and every artist brings to the stories they preserve.
Gothe Residency of the Arts (GROTA), is a forthcoming, private artist residency to be based in Scotland, UK, founded and hosted by Vincent Gothe. More than just a residency, GROTA is recognized for its international creative community and its dedication to fostering unique opportunities for dark artists.
Dark Cornwall is dedicated to preserving Cornish folklore, myths, and ancient sites. Through storytelling, art, and interactive tools, we celebrate Cornwall’s rich heritage and support local artists.
EVENT PAMPHLET:
CURATORIAL HONOURS & DARK CORNWALL COMPENDIUM SELECTIONS
Before we announce the International Dark Folklore Exhibition Curatorial Honors selections, as well as the Dark Cornwall Compendium winners, Gothe Residency of the Arts and Dark Cornwall ask viewers and exhibited artists to keep in mind the following: The artists exhibited with us—those who submitted their stories and art, and who met our guidelines—have accomplished something tremendous. They should be deeply proud of themselves. We are honoured to help preserve the folktales and stories they entrusted to us. The honors and compendium selections below are not a judgment of worth or value. Rather, these selections are simply reflections of what what resonated most deeply and personally with the curators of this exhibition.
GROTA Curatorial honours:
Julian Payne — Sea Gate
Min Jung Tsai —Karma is Real!
Olga Wieszczy — Wieszczy
Mono Illo — Barghest
Compendium winners (as selected by Rob Vickery, Founder of Dark Cornwall):
Alyssa Osceola — Ponłeeke
Faye Browning — The Stone Giant
Michelle Castro — Muerte
EXHIBITED ARTWORK
Curated by Vincent Gothe, Nadia Rausa, Emiland Kray, Majick Ravenhawk, & Morgana Weeks.
Please contact us here if you would like to inquire purchasing any of the works for sale below.
In an effort to preserve the individual stories and context that accompanies each artwork exhibited, we have archived the labels and Artist Statements submitted by the artists included in this exhibition.
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Alexis Darbyshire
Beast of Bodmin
Mixed media
29.68 cm x 20.98 cm
£ 20
@alexisdarbyshire_illustration
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Alexis Le Cuziat (He/Him)
An Eured Ven (The White Wedding)
Illustration - pencil
A3
NFS
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Alice Gribble (She/Her)
The Giant Of The Mount
Lino print
approximately 23.4 x 33.1 inches
£300
@pickledpennies
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Achilles Mortimer (He/him, they/them)
Call Of The Merrow
Watercolour paint, alcohol markers, metallic ink, on paper
42cm x 29.7cm (A3)
NFS
@skeletonhands.poetry
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Alice Gribble (She/Her)
Hand of Glory
Lino print with hand painted embellishments
11.5 inches x 16.5 inches
£100
@pickledpennies
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Anna-Sophia Soulis
The Twelve Greek Gods: Thea
film
£70 still prints
@annasophiasoulisartist
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Alice Hibbert (She/Her)
Black Shuck
Gouache on Paper
4.1 x 5.8 inches
£130
@alices.illustration
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Alice Hibbert (She/Her)
If a Horse be Elfshot
Embroidery and Gouache on Paper
12 x 10 x 4cm — depth 20cm
NFS
@alices.illustration
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Alyssa Osceola
Ponłeeke
Mixed Media; graphite and ink on paper.
18 x 24 in.
Contact artist for pricing
@aj_osceola
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Angela Ferrotti
The Green Man
Mixed-media collage with pressed plants
A3 print
For sales inquiries, contact artist
@visual__vulture
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Angela Paula Llobet (She/Her)
Rainforest spirit and guayaba trees
oils on board
23 x 15.3 cm
$600
@foolmoon.ceramics
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Annie B. (She/Her)
Selkie
Giclee hand finished print on canvas
50cm x 50cm
£199.00
@artfromtheheartannieb
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Annie B. (She/Her)
Dreaming of selkies
Mixed medium on canvas
30cm x 30cm
£199.00
@artfromtheheartannieb
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A Wilder (She/Her)
Bloodline Severed
Photography, digital art and concept design
11.7in x 16.5in
For sales inquiries, contact artist
@artbyaprilwilder
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A Wilder (She/Her)
Mercy was never mine.
Photography, digital art and concept design
11.7in x 16.5in
For sales inquiries, contact artist
@artbyaprilwilder
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Eros (he/she/they)
Palermo's heads
Watercolor pencils and ink on paper
29x29 cm
NFS
@toqcowo.eros
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Ashley H Winters (He/him)
Fauns Choice
Digital Illustration
A4 Portrait
£25
@AshleyHWinters
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Becky Hoghton (She/Her)
West Penwith Pilgrim Souvenir Helmet
buckram, wool fabric, clothes dye, wadding
30cm x 25cm x 22cm
NFS
@beckhoghton
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Benjamin Shaw (He/him)
Hand of the Hanged
Pencil
21cm x 10.7cm
NFS
@gallowsview
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Ben Silver (He/Him)
The Bride of Annandale
oil pastel on cereal box
6x8 inches
nfs
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Camus Veaux (They/Them)
Witch's Grave
Digital Art
11 x 14 in
$60.00
@camus_veaux_art
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Cassia Farnese (She/Her)
La Sirena di Napoli
Acrylic and Oil
8.5 x 11 inches
45 USD
@cassiafarnese
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The Sea Cat (She/Her)
Selka- The Selkie
Costume 5ft 4in *Approx
£250
@theseacat_shop
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Charlotte Formosa (She/Her)
Mari Lwyd
Linoprint 16.2 x 11.4 cm
£80 (GBP)
@charlotte_formosa_art
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Chiara Cau (She/Her)
Iskultone
Digital illustration
30x54 cm
€150
@chiaracau_illustrations
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Chloe Johnson (She/Her)
The Witch Hare
Digital illustration
29.7cm x 42 cm
£230
@illustratingchloe
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Claire Valentine-Gibson (She)
Green Man of the Woods
Mixed Media
34 x 13 x 11 cm
£400
@Claire Valentine-Gibson
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Slyis (She/Her)
Melusine
Ink on 300g paper
24x32 cm
€50
@OoSlyisoO
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E.Delander (She/Her)
The Dead Sea of Cornwall
Acrylic/Mixed Media
A1 Canvas
Enquire with artist
@academy.headache
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Edward R. Norden (He/Him)
Coroners Battles Gogmagog
Digital Illustration
35cm x 46.6cm
£120 GBP
@ee-ar-en Instagram
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Eleanor Deacon (She/Her)
The Roy Dog of Portland
Ink on paper
11.7 x 16.5 inches
£100
@eleanors_illustrations
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Libby Williams (She/Her)
Knocker men from out the dark
Mixed Media
26x18 cm
£25
@Messyhares_illustration
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Emiland Kray (He/they)
Ever Dream of This Man
hexaflexagon, hardcover pamphlet stitch book, compound level enclosure.
Printed using archival ink on carbon neutral paper, covered in synthetic leather.
enclosure dimensions 10in x 10in
$400
@troctopus Instagram
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Emma Slattery (She/Her)
Jenny Grinteeth - The River Hag
Tea, Coffee and Pencil Crayon
A4 - 30cm x 21cm for print
For sales inquiries, contact artist
@think_in_permanent_ink
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Aerin Wrycaft (She/Her)
Arthur’s Legacy
Digital illustration
420 x 297 mm
£20 for a print, £10 for a digital copy
@artofrin instagram
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Faye Browning
The Stone Giant
Mixed media
48cm x 36cm x 3cm
NFS
@moorstone_way
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Eva Innamorati (She/Her)
Jus Primae Noctis
Digital Illustration
8 in. x 10 in.
NFS
@softandbrutal
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Felix Goldie (They/Them)
Le Morte D'Arthur
Watercolour
25.1cm x 33.6cm x 0cm
£140
@illithid_illustration
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Flo Redmond (She/Her)
Bowing Foxgloves
Multi media, watercolour, ink, fineliner, pencil, acrylic
54x74cm
NFS
@Hi_imflo (Instagram and TikTok)
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Gabriela Houston
Rusalka
Linocut print
20cm x 25cm
£40
@gabrielahouston1
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Gabriela Houston
Kozitka
linocut print
20 x25 cm
£40
@gabrielahouston1
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George Rich (They/Them)
The Green Man
Oil on Canvas
80 x 60 inches
£750
@george_rich_art Instagram
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Okultisto
Le Chant de Mélusine
Ink on paper
29,7 x 42 cm
€80
@okultisto Instagram
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Hannah Lyons (She/Her)
The Lady and the Lantern
Mixed media
21x29.7cm
NFS
@studio.lyonesse
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Harriet Blundell (Any)
The Lady of the Lake
Digital Illustration and Black Ink on Cartridge
118 x 93 CM
£50
@harrietjane_illustration
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Zosime Muirgen (she/they/he)
Midnight's Lullaby
digital illustration
7.7"X10.9"
NFS
@zosimemuirgen (bluesky, instagram, twitter)
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Helena Hambrook (She/Her)
Storm of the Siren
Fineliner pen
21.0 x 29.7 cm
£60
@hambrook.helena
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Holly Hughes (She/Her)
Bessy Beneatth
Digital illustration
A4
£180
@hollyetal
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Izzie Hinton Smith (She/Her)
Hedgerows, Heresy and Hoodlum
Mixed medias printed on textile
60cmx 200cm
NFS (prints £8 and zines £10)
@izzie.hinton.illustration instagram
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Izzie Hinton Smith (She/Her)
Wodewose
Mixed Medias
A3
NFS (prints £8)
@izzie.hinton.illustration instagram
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Jabeen Qadri (She/Her)
Badr-ul-Jamaal
Digital Illustration
10 x 10 inches
USD 150
@jabeenqadri Instagram
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Jabeen Qadri (She/Her)
Safed Deo
Digital Illustration
10 x 10 inches
USD 150
@jabeenqadri Instagram
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Jade Marmorstein (She/Her)
The Ghost King
Digital illustration
14 in x 11 in
$55 USD
@sakohju
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Jakob Farrell (He/Him)
Púca
Ink and coloured pencil on toned paper
29.5x21cm
€250
@jakobfarrell__01
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Jasmine Hancock (She/Her/Hers)
Elowen and the Bramble Bush
Digital Art
30.65x21.28 cm
£200
@Jazart
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J.Rice (She/Her)
The Moor Beast
Graphite pencil on paper
42cm x 29.7cm
£50
@jasminericeartwork
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Jemma Treweek
Telling The Bees
Giclee Print with hand finished detail
A4 print in A2 frame
£155 UK
@jemmatreweek Instagram
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Jo Shulha (She/Her)
The Chariot
Digital illustration
A4
£50
@kopiiyka Instagram
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Jo Shulha (She/Her)
The Hermit
Digital illustration
A4
£50
@kopiiyka Instagram
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Julian Payne (He/Him)
The Sea Gate
mixed media (Pencil on paper with digital colour)
A4
£70
@pyjama_cardinal (instagram)
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Kerala Cotter (She/Her)
Tempted
Ink on paper
A4
£50
@keralacotter
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Kerala Cotter (She/Her)
Fae
Digital drawing
3000px by 3000px
£ 35
@keralacotte
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Kim Fowler (She/Her)
The Siren's Song
oil/toner print onto driftwood
90 x 40 x 5 cm
£500
@kimfowlerillustration
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Lara Phinnemore
The Retreat of Excalibur
Acrylic and pencil on canvas board
25.6 cm x 20.3 cm x 0.3 cm
30
@shxrkhub (Instagram)
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Laura Gould (She/her/they/them)
You Must Not Peep At Goblin Men
Mixed Media
297mm x 420mm
NFS
@thepaintedbunnyillustration
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Laura Gould (She/Her/They/Them)
Black Shuck
Mixed Media
250mm x 300mm
NFS
@thepaintedbunnyillustration
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Laura Quinton (She/Her)
Cornish Pixie
Charcoal on paper
30x30cm
£75
@laura.quinton
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Lone Lyngkjær
Snedronningen - The snow Queen
Watercolour
A3
For sales inquiries, contact artist
@formidlerlone
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Lou Graves (He/ Him)
Away Wi' The Faeries
Pen on paper, digital colourisation
297 x 420 mm
£50
@gravelvetart
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Lucy Brookes (she/her/hers)
A Robin's Meeting
Acrylic on Handmade Canvas
70cm x 45.5cm x 4cm
£450
@let_luce_art
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Lyddy (She/Her)
White Footprint
Copper, nettle, leather
H40 x W30 x D15 (cm)
NFS
@lyddysolwyth
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Maham (She/Her)
Churail
Digital illustration
11.69 x 16.54 inches
75
@amethystmoon15
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Maisy Romero-Cross (She/Her)
Selkie Skin
oil on canvas
14 x 19 cm
£400
@maisy.romero.c
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Marcus Jose
The Wildman of The Forest
Mixed Media/ Uni-Ball Fineliner/Sennelier Indian Ink/Aero Color Professional Ink
15 Inches x 22 Inches Approx
£75
@doctorwestlake1984
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Marcus Jose
The Priest Dando and The Wild Hunt
Mixed Media/Uni-Ball Finerliner/Aero Color Professional Ink/Daler Rowney FW Acrylic Ink/94 Spray Paint 16 Inches x 23 Inches Approx
£95
@doctorwestlake1984
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Maria Ivanova
Kervanka, the bright star
Watercolour/ink
60cm x 84cm x 1cm
£200
@mara.maria31
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Maria Ivanova (She/Her)
Samodivas celebrating Enyovden
Watercolour/ink
60cm x 84cm x 1cm
£200
@mara.maria31
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Maya Sumile (She/Her)
Inevitably Enmeshed: Pentimento
Oil on canvas
24"x36"
NFS
@mayas_portfolio
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Majick Ravenhawk
Deer Woman
Digital
$30 Signed Print
@indigigoth_
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Megan H. Walker
Something Old, Something New
Acrylic on canvas
16" x 20"
$250 USD
@teriopi Bluesky
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Melinda Maria Lack (She/Her)
Ursul
Pencil,ink,watercolour and Gold Leaf on Fabriano Rosaspina paper
56.50cm x 49.9cm
£600
@melindamarialack
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Mia V Fecher (She/Her)
The Serpent Morgawr
Watercolour on paper
8.3 x 11.7 x 1 inches
£80
@mia_art.101
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Mia V Fecher (She/Her)
The Witch of Treva
Watercolour on paper
8.3 x 11.7 x 1 inches
£80
@mia_art.101
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Michelle Castro (She/They)
Muerte
Mixed Media
12x9x5 inches
£90
@unusually_grimm (instagram, tiktok, youtube)
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Michelle Shore (She/Her)
Thursbitch
Fine line pen
29 x 21 cm
£120
@michelleshoreillustration
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Min Jung Tsai (she/ her/ hers)
Crawling, Clinging, Tangling
stop-motion animation
1’28’’, 298MB, 3840*2160
Contact Artist for pricing
@alicetsai_
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Min Jung Tsai (she/ her/ hers)
Karma Is Real!
mixed media
280*300*110cm
Contact Artist for pricing
@alicetsai_
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Myra Stephenson (She/Her)
The Other
Digital Painting
8 x 11
$100
@myrastephensonart
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Naomi McLeod (She/Her)
Moonlit
Pencil on paper - giclee print
15.5 inches by 12inches framed
£90
@nomivailamcleodart
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Nina Hacker (She/Her)
The Dance of the Dales
Digital Illustration
A2
£45
@mysticvelvet
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Nina Poulston (She/Her)
Ralph the Wrath
Digital
21cm 29.7cm
£170
@lady_with_the_book
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Odessa Maresci (She/Her)
Providence
digital illustration
29.7 cm × 42.0 cm x 0.01-0.02 (D) cm
200 GBP
@odesceus Instagram
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Olga Wieszczyk (She/Her)
Domownik
digital/traditional art
22x33 cm
Contact Artist for pricing
@olgawieszczyk
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Olga Wieszczyk (She/Her)
Wieszczy digital/traditional
25x22cm
Contact Artist for pricing
@olgawieszczyk
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Heresy Creative
"..With Great Ragged Horns"
Ink and spray paint on card
A3/297mm x 420mm
£190
@heresy_creative
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Paul Ward (He/him)
Cunning Folk
Graphite, acrylic and tea on painted book page
23 x 17 cm
€200
@paulwardart
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Paul Ward (He/him)
Meet me there
Acrylic on old chair back
17 x 36 x 1 cm
600
@paulwardart
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Peter Lankston (he/him)
Rattling of Dockacre House
mixed media/digital illustration
12in x 10in x 2cm
£50
@petelankston
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Valedicta (They/Them)
Sleeping Sword
Mixed media
A4
NFS
@darkknightwrites
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Valedicta (They/Them)
Secrets in the House
Mixed media
A4
NFS
@darkknightwrites
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Rachel Kmecheck (she/her)
Hodag
linocut print
12 inch x 12 inch x 1 inch
$120 USD
@modernmedievalpress Instagram
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Rachel Kmecheck (she/her)
Beast of Bray Road
woodcut print
12 inches x 12 inches x 1 inch
$120 USD
@modernmedievalpress Instagram
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Raluca Bobis (she/her)
Paparuda
paper cut
43,4 cm X 53,3 cm
£400
@ralucabobis
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Red K Elders
GREAT GRANDMOTHER
Artists Proof print from original pencil drawing
29.7 x 42 cm
£99
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Robyn Rooke (She/Her)
The Adorning
Digital Illustration
11.7 x 16.5
100
@robynrooke
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Rowan Kite Dunn (he/they)
Marginalia of a Monster's Body
digital illustration
59.4 × 84.1 cm
£100
@ruddykite
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Rowan Dunn (he/they)
Lycan-to-Go
digital illustration
200 cm * 200 cm
£200
@ruddykite
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Mono illo (She/ Her)
The Barghest
Pigma micron pen and acrylic paint on cartridge paper, hand drawn illustration
255mm x 379mm
€50
@monoillo
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Ryu Morgan (He/Him)
The Giant's Lament
Digital
13" x 17.73"
€50
@shyamrtm
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Sage Rose Butler (She/They)
A Guide to Cornish Dhragons
Fineliner and digital
£30
@whimsicalsageart
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Sage Rose Butler (She/They)
The Plight of Jan Tregeagle
Fineliner and digital
£40
@whimsicalsageart
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Sarah Anne (She/Her)
Amaterasu's Isolation
Digital illustration
A3
£65
@Ink.a.Sarah
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Shannon Hargreaves (she/her)
The Black Shuck
Digital Illustration
8.27 x 11.7
NFS
@s.c.hargreaveswriter
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Sheridan James Lunt
The Lady and the Light
Digital Animation, Paper-Cutout Stop Motion
Video
NFS
@sheridanjameslunt
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Sian Ellis (She/her)
Haunted Yorkshire
Combination pen drawn and digital illustration
A2 size
£50 +shipping
@thisissianellis
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Siobhan McCrudden (She/Her/Hers)
Forgiveness from a crow
pen and ink, graphite pencil
30x30 cm printed on A3
£30/A3 print
@siobhan_mccrudden instagram
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Queen of Skulls - Skye (she/her)
The Skeleton Siren - Celeste
3D framed sculpture using ethically sourced animal bones and clay
50 x 30 x 2 inches
NFS
@queenofskulls
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Sonia Callaway
Round the houses
Acrylic on canvas
61cm x 76cm
£300
@Sonia Callaway
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Sophie Overd-Briere (She/her)
The Sword in the Stone
Digital Illustration
29.7 x 21 cm
£50
@oh.sophie.bee
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Sophie Overd-Briere (She/Her)
Underground Stonehenge
Digital Illustration 29.7 x 21 cm
£50
@oh.sophie.bee
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Sophie Timms
The Knocker
Digital
55cmx30.79cm
£25
@paperrkites Instagram
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Stephanie Croydon
Forest Spirit
Mixed Media
29.5 x 21cm
150
@steph_art
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Tamsyn Swingler - Tarraway Hoofpress
The Order of The Geep: A Guiser Invasion
Ink on paper
42 x 29.8 cm
NFS
@tarraway_hoofpress
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T Spiteri (He/Him)
Well Engulfer
Watercolour and pencil on paper
68cm x 46cm x 2cm
£200
@throne_of_antlers
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Valentina Baranova (She/He)
Gravekeeper
Ink on Paper
21 x 29.7 cm
£700
@mossrat Instagram
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Valentina Baranova (She/He)
Serpent Bowl
Pyrography on wood
15cm X 15 cm
NFS
@mossrat Instagram
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Rex Verminosvs' Key Svn Cvlt (he/him)
The Green Man
pen & ink 26.5x21
200
@keysvncvlt
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Vincent Gothe (He/him) x Damien Gravehill (He/They) Collaborative Illustration
Two Oceans
Digital
19” x 13”
£25 prints
@Vincentgothe x @culpi_gravehill
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Vik Geck (They/Them)
El Chupacabra - Goat Sucker of the Mojave
Digital Illustration 13" X16.25"
$150
@Tats_For_Thought on Twitch and Instagram
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Zee Mcdermott (any pronouns)
The Forest
calligraphy ink on paper
42 x 59.4 cm (A2)
£100
@zeenomorph_art
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Zoé Kovács (she/her)
Mária Altatója
Digital
210 x 226 mm
30 EUR
@zoekvcs
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Zoé Kovács (she/her)
Fa Lenni
Digital
137 x 137 mm
20 EUR
@zoekvcs