Just posted up over on Instagram this evening: the winner of a gorgeous labradorite sprit orb necklace from Flannery Grace Good. Please get in touch with me when you can, Jill!
Thanks so much, everyone, for sharing your magical moments and your enchantments with me–tiny or monumental, natural or digital, sweet stories and tales of truth–all of them, each and every one. What a wonderful way to wrap up the year here at Unquiet Things! Thank you, everyone of you, from the bottom of my heart, and, of course, to Flannery Grace Good who is one of the most fascinating, terrific humans I know.
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At Haute Macabre this week I write about the wee wonders & miniature marvels created by the folks over at Fire & Bone.
These “armchair scientists and lovers of the natural world,” make tiny, true-to-life, animal skull reproductions derived from high-resolution 3D scans of original specimens, carefully miniaturized in a digital process, then cast in metal using traditional techniques. Exquisite! Adorable!
Read more at Haute Macabre | Cutting Edge And Ancient: Fire & Bone Creations
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In late October I wrote a bit (see: blathered at length) about my incredible friend and witchy sister in arms/arts (dark & otherwise), Meredith Yayanos; her unique vision, her powerful voice, and her hauntingly gorgeous musical endeavors as part of The Parlour Trick.
We issued a challenge, and many of you answered our fearsome call! Whosoever recorded the most chilling, most eerie, most creepimifying audio would be rewarded with a prize bundle which includes the long awaited re-press of A Blessed Unrest, as well as a “meticulously assorted bundle of charms, artifacts, merch, and media culled from Mer’s vast personal Stash of Strangeness.”
After carefully reviewing your wonderfully sinister submissions, a winner was revealed: BENJAMIN M! Benjamin, please get in touch with Meredith regarding your prize bundle! And many, many thanks to the creepy creators and macabre music makers whose creativity was sparked and shared for this exercise.
In the meantime, in the near future you’d do well to be on the lookout and listen for new sounds from Meredith, who recently played me a work-in-progress sneak preview of her forthcoming badass Harpy music and shared some breathtakingly invigorating art to go with it. Ooof. My heart. My guts. You guys.
if Meredith’s demo(ns) is/are any indication, 2017 is =shaping up to be explosive.
I can’t wait.
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As a young girl it was my dearest wish and highest aspiration to swan about in glittering piles of jewels; to own an actual, honest-to-god treasure chest, full of glowing pearls and shimmering gems and all manner of rare, sparkling baubles.
As an adult, not much has changed and I am well on my way to this goal (I’ll get that treasure chest for it all one day, mark my words!) but I have found that in my vast array of frips and finery, I really only wear a handful of things from three or four of my favorite jewelers.
Flannery Grace Good is one of these artists. I originally learned of her work a few years ago through another beloved artist, Meredith Yayanos, who praised Flannery as “…a phenomenal maker of bespoke, commissioned pieces,” and I have been utterly enthralled with her creations and her unique, beautiful vision ever since. I vowed right then and there that I must get to know this brilliant human, and that one day I would adorn myself with her jewels.
I learned immediately that to collaborate on a custom piece of jewelry with Flannery is to trust your heart and guts and sketchy ideas with a fabulous human who is not only a consummate professional, but a genuinely empathetic, compassionate and infinitely creative soul who has the ability to craft tangible, magical works of art from your most nebulous, ridiculous dreams.
This custom ring possesses an eerie stone, a picasso jasper, that reminds me of an autumn forest at dusk. The mysterious moth lady is a fever dream of Flannery’s own creation, based on a bit of preliminary correspondence we had.
My second custom piece that Flannery dreamed up for me was a stunning moonstone necklace with lunar phases engraved on the back.
This is a custom night vision “monocle” designed to help one see in the dark, with translucent white banded agate and topped with an electric yellow sapphire. I can’t quite recall how the idea came about, I think I was beating myself up for not seeing something or something for what it was, and the idea of a talisman for which to see in the dark was born! We chose the stone because it looked like an eerie, milky blind eye; more specifically it reminded me of that iconic image of the creepy blind woman in Fulci’s The Beyond. Etched on the back is “et vident in tenebris” my best approximation of “to see in the dark”, in Latin. (If I got it wrong, don’t tell me.)
If you can dream it, Flannery can coax it to life in her own, inimitable style. (Which, if pressed, I would describe as one part mystery, one part whimsy and all heart.) And that’s not just hyperbole–if there is any artist I know who pours her entire heart and soul into each and every one of her creations, it is without a doubt, Flannery Grace Good.
Born on the day of the dead at the instant of moonrise, Flannery Grace Good has integrated these facets of her persona into the narrative of her creations; in her hands, these eerie instances take fantastical form as one-of-a-kind rings, earrings and pendants, cuffs and bangles, incorporating astonishingly gorgeous hand-picked gems in every hue of the spectrum. Often these works are imbued with extra bits of symbolism and magic, inscribed with emblems and enchantments, sacred scribbles and divine doodles.
Having entered her 20th year of making jewelry just this summer, Flannery shared with me a bit of her history and experiences with the craft. After some initial lessons and silver experiments with her beloved uncle Bubba in New Mexico, she attended college in Colorado to continue her education and training, where she graduated in three years and was valedictorian.
To finance a solo show she is currently working on and which is scheduled for 2017 (“I went looking for you”, dealing with themes of mental illness and addiction, loss and grief) Flannery opened up an Etsy shop this past autumn where you will find all manner of magical adornments, all of them ready to ship!
Pictured above is one of the Spirit orb necklaces; this particular creation is is handmade from Argentium silver and set with a AAA quality labradorite. On the back of each setting is a hand carved symbol found in the Tigris-Euphrates area. It is an ancient symbol that is believed to be a map of the known cosmos at the time. It was drawn in Babylon either around 2300 BCE or 700 BCE.
And if you can believe it, we are giving away this breathtakingly gorgeous necklace! For the opportunity to win, please comment on this post and share a bit of magic with us. Whether it is a story, a spell, a bit of wisdom, a recipe, a poem–whatever kind of enchantment you want to pass on ! You don’t necessarily have to like/share either of us on Instagram, but why wouldn’t you? I mean, we are pretty interesting people! But for the purposes of this giveaway, leave a comment below and a winner will be chosen at random, one week from today, on Friday December 23rd.
In the meantime, find Flannery Grace Good: Etsy // Facebook // Instagram // Website
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The Creeping Museum’s “Eviscerate The Patriarchy” auction is live on eBay right now! This is a rare opportunity to win original props from the set of Penny dreadful, incredible art inspired by the show, (and not to mention those fancy Victoriana/Vanessa Ives inspired knitted mitts that I shared photos of a few weeks ago!)
“The Creeping Museum presents “Eviscerate the Patriarchy,” a one-of-a-kind package of original props from the set of Penny Dreadful, original art used for Vanessa’s spell book and The Devil tarot card, and art inspired by the show. All props were obtained from the Penny Dreadful prop auction held by Ashgrove Auction Rooms in Kildare, Ireland on September 13-15, 2016, and all art was donated by the contributing artists. Proceeds of this auction will be split between the Joyful Heart Foundation (in support of their vision of a world free of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse), and The Creeping Museum (to help fund our next nonprofit release).”
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[Apologies for the wonky imagery. My very old laptop crapped out, and with it, my very old, not-very-legally-acquired copy of Photoshop disappeared forever. Now I am legit paying for it! But I’m still getting used to a new version.]
Greetings! Here are some frips I’ve been obsessing over this week. And let’s pretend I’ve been posting Friday Fripperies on a weekly basis instead of twice yearly, shall we?
1. Deandri “Roselle” dress (finally in a longer size!) $85 2. Ovate’s fleurs étrangères collection approximately $5-$125 // 3. Alice Roger Atelier Völva fringe earrings $45 // 4. Wormwood & Rue owl enamel lapel pin (pre-order) $10 // 5. Flannery Grace Spirit Orb necklace $300 // 6. Stay Home Club “Rotten” tee $25 // 7. DS & Durga Spirit Lamp perfume $72 (I own the candle–which is incredibly gorgeous–and was so excited to see they now offer it as a scent!)
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I have previously written on the importance of holiday shopping for one’s self. No one is going to get you what you really want, so save yourself the trouble of those painful, plastic grimaces you must flash when acknowledging a gift that missed the mark–if you already have a treat or two at home waiting for you, you can give a genuine smile when you thank so-and-so for that fruity nightmare Bath and Body works candle or that weird tea sampler that is mostly comprised of herbal tisanes but still has the gall to call itself “tea”. (Ugh! Major pet peeve.)
I joke. Somewhat. I’m always grateful when someone has thought enough of me to buy me a gift, but let’s be real. No one knows me and what I want better than I do. Here’s a few things on my hexmas list this year. They may already be on their way to me now! What are you going to surprise yourself with in 2016? Tempt me in the comments!
1. Chase and Scout Wolf Teeth hoop earrings $175 // 2. Babooshka Boutique symmetrical oversized tee shirt dress $77 // 3. The Holy Mountain eau de parfum $110 // 4. Stabbed (boyfriend) framed print by corpsehands $35 // 5. Many Moons 2017 journal volume 1 $22 // 6. Valley Eyewear Wolves sunglasses $199 // 7. Fluevog Pilgrim $315
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Gorgeous art by Brittany Schall in Grimoire issue #1
How nineteenth century Britain became obsessed with insects
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