Baba Yaga -- Ursula Base (yak sock) shelley

Baba Yaga -- Ursula Base (yak sock) shelleyBaba Yaga is a grandmother witch from Slavic fairytales such as Vasilissa the Beautiful. While many tales portray her as a sinister witch, it can be argued that her origins and her independence from cultural norms also position her a source of wisdom and power as a mother earth figure, or even the Slavic version of Persephone. This speckled colorway has earthen and forest hues contrasted with rich magentas and grays, echoing the duality of this

The Pit and the Pendulum (deep rust)

inspired by Anne Rice's character from the Mayfair Witches series

Perkins was trying to synthesize quinine - and that accidental discovery set off a giant Victorian wave of mauve everything

arrives on horseback for his beloved Lenore

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Cultish is an irresistible and just a little too good to be true blue

A complex specimen of graphic design and genre-bending

embodying both beauty and dread in every stitch

representing a mysterious

bruised purples

The Tell-Tale Heart (blood red)