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Blåkulla
@blakulla.bsky.social
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Folklore, archive-morsels, textiles and trinkets.

No-AI or computer-slop, please.

He/Him. Swede. '99.
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c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
A comforter in Europe is often called an 'eiderdown', because they were traditionally made with the warm, dense down of an eider duck.

The eider is a sea duck that occupies the cold reaches of the near-Arctic, places like Finland & Canada.

Their calls sound like Wisconsin moms at a potluck. 😉
Common eider courtship display and vocalisations
YouTube video by Paul Rose
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June 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
Resharing for #WorldWhaleDay 🐳
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · Jan 12
#Whale Effigy 🐳
Chumash (California, West Coast), c.1200-1600
Steatite, shell inlay, 7.1 x 9.5 cm
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1950.51.Ab.9 www.mbam.qc.ca/en/works/2375/
#IndigenousArt #NativeAmericanArt
official museum photo, side profile on gradient black-grey background; brownish-grey steatite (soapstone) carving in the form of a plump whale with a tall top fin, small beady eye, and carved smile…very cute!!
February 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
blakulla.bsky.social
''Let me show you what a real performance is.´´
A take on Harvey and his crew of unnamed cultists (minus binned' grandma). If you're looking for a DnD podcast i must recommend ''Dungeons & Dragons & Dramas'' (D3). It is very funny and has kindly been made available for free (!) on youtube.
A take on a dungeons and dragons devil from the d3 podcast - he is shedding his human form like a cicada - holding the upper part of his past skull and a little spine to his left, his lower jaw to his right. some bones litter the glowing glyphs - Red squiggles glow around his feet as the chanting of raving cultist grant him power. zoomed in pictures of the cultist from the previous picture, each one with a name suggestion, Raving randal, ubotherable becky, Annunciating andy, cackling curtis - bob the coltist (the sketch of raving randal - that motivated me to finish the piece by being silly)
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
blakulla.bsky.social
had to give em some colour.
Two sketches of a friendish humanoid in a green colour-pattern. They have golden horns and a green mane, top image they have a scrunged face from biting into a lemon. the lower image they look angry.
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
blakulla.bsky.social
made two devils since i couldn't decide between Big-hands Mcgee or Cricket-man charlie, design wise.
A muscular green devil with a spiked clubbed tail, he has beefy looking hands for wings and a tentacled beard. He appears to be beckoning the viewer closer.green spots adorn his skin. a skinny purple devil with smoke like patterns on his wings, he got a soft coloured carapace with jagged spikes, the wings extending from his feet split at the wingtips, whilst the ones extending from his back are single pointed. he has his palm extended and stands up straight. two orange eye spots adorn is upper wings, staring intensely at the viewer.
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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inkybat.bsky.social
Neolithic Pig Cauldron floating in the woods
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
blakulla.bsky.social
övar på ansiktsuttryck - känslan av att bita i en citron sitter nära hjärtat.
A series of sketches practising expressions, upper left - biting into a lemon, upper right, sadness and acceptance of the lemon. lower left, anger - lower right, tada?- huh?, righttt? anticipation with a slight nervousness to them. to the furthest left is the reference for the character in a neutral state.
February 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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beetlemoses.bsky.social
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a sunfish in a dress is in front of a bedroom mirror on a dresses. She says to another sunfish out of frame, “please don’t tell me you forgot our date night.” Panel 2: the other sunfish stares at her blankly with a gigantic chunk missing from its head.
February 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
blakulla.bsky.social
a lazy ref since i enjoy drawing them so much, based on the textile fragment to the left (Upper Rhenish ca. 1420)
A reference of the fiendish humanoid based on the textile fragment to the left. They have a fuzzy tail and mane, scaled body with furred limbs. their coloration is of a swampy green giving them a poisonus look. To the left they are undressed showing of the scales to fur ratio. to the right they are wearing a simple blue garb with bronze decoration. a geometric pattern is on the apron. On the furthest right their back is displayed, showing the mane running down thier back connecting to the tail. In the middle is a display of their palms (furless) and upper hands (covered in fur). A closeup of their face rests above the hands.
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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schmidtocean.bsky.social
This is a Labichthys snipe eel.

Like many of the animals studied during the #OBVI #LivingBioreactors expedition w/ @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, Labichthys shelter in the depths & make a daily migration to feed near surface waters at night. Read full caption: youtube.com/shorts/zWjxE...
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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katestrasdin.bsky.social
Over a century after the original couture house of Worth opened its doors, the London off shoot was still producing garments. This two piece late #1950s evening ensemble was designed by Owen Hyde Clark #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Partial view of a royal blue satin ensemble consisting of a pleated and wrapped dress with full skirt and a matching shoulder wrap Full length view of the royal blue satin evening ensemble consisting of the fitted and pleated bodice, full long skirt and a matching shoulder wrap
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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weirdmedieval.bsky.social
they’re doing this to me tomorrow
a medieval illustration of two hares killing and skinning a man
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
blakulla.bsky.social
needed to make 'em a proper grouch, inspired by the textile fragment from ca. 1420 (Upper Rhenish).
A fiendish humanoid inspired by the Upper rhenish textile fragment to the left. They have scaled legs and a fuzzy mane + tail. golden horns and claws with an over all green and ashen coloration.
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
blakulla.bsky.social
Got this Dala inspired one done! chainstitch on head, tail and legs, regular satin stitch for the chest and throat.
A red green and blue Dala style inspired fantastical beast. Its got green legs, blue scaled rump, fuzzy red tail and upperbody. it is inspired by an Upper Rhenish textile fragment ca 1420. A hand embroidered work on cottonfabric. the background is white and mostly covered by the same coloured textiles.
February 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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danifroom.bsky.social
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
Iron Man meme, edited, Obadiah Stane yelling, "Your ancestors made timeless art in a cave! With berries and ash!"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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katestrasdin.bsky.social
It was clever of the dressmaker responsible for this early #1850s ensemble to choose green silk fringe as a trim. The shot silk, a warp and weft of different colours, shimmers between green and purple with some hazy shape shifting, @jbrightcollection.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A slightly angled view of a purple/green shot silk ensemble that consists of a long crinoline style dress with a matching shoulder cape. Lace cuffs are just visible beneath the cape An alternative view of the purple shot silk crinoline, this time without the cape. It shows the pagoda sleeves and the gathering of the bodice into the waist A view of the purple shot silk crinoline from the back showing the fullness of the skirt and the length of the matching cap which ends at the waist
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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goodtrailcams.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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archaeologymag.bsky.social
Archaeologists have discovered 3,400-year-old tombs in Cyprus yielding extraordinary riches: imported pottery—including this octopus krater—along with lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, Baltic amber, and more!

archaeology.org/news/2026/01/29/bronze-age-tombs-containing-luxury-goods-unearthed-in-cyprus/
January 31, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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mothsprout.bsky.social
Literally obsessed with this pic I got of one Cedar Waxwing getting very mad at another for drinking in the same spot as him despite there being a whole stream
January 30, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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January 19, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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sarahmay1.bsky.social
I think we all need an amber bear today
alisonfisk.bsky.social Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 9d
A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️

A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.

Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.

📷 National Museum in Szczecin

#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
Photo by G. Solecki/A. Piętak of a small figurine of a bear carved out of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange. The display lighting makes it glow in places. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear’s torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions: Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2 It was discovered in Słupsk during peat mining in 1887. According to the museum catalogue ‘’Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished”. In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was ‘Słupcio’,
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
I absolutely refuse to believe that the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad’s garden is real and has not in fact been crocheted.
Left side profile of the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad's garden on the day he first became a pheasant monk and got a tonsure. The pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad's garden, looking straight on us while daring us to suggest he is partly made of fuzzy felt. A more relaxed side of the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad's garden, but where he still looks like he is the product of an industrious afternoon from a local fibre arts group.
April 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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ruinsofdespair.bsky.social
La Visite au tombeau dans un cloître (The Visit to the Tomb in a Cloister)

Louis Daguerre, circa 1820

#art #gothicart #painting
An oil painting with a moonlit view from within a ruined cloister. Vast gothic arches open to the courtyard, and to the right, there are three figures in the far end of the corridor with a lantern.
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM