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Something absolutely bonkers happened today. My post on IG reached 1M views! absolutely insane! A simple concept that I saw someone else do and thought it would work well with my monsters… www.instagram.com/p/Dd0riNajo9...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 8h

Don't support the perfume company The Salt Works - I just got their discovery set and it had a booklet in it, printed on v fancy paper stock. EVERY perfume in the set is 'illustrated' with gen AI images, old ones at that. I feel cheated and of course have sent a strongly worded email lol

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 10h

Where is this? How did they get to this 'number'? It would cost more than $40 probably just in reference images!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 21h

'The Striped Bravogg' - watercolour on board. Appears in my book Secrets Of Strangehollow (you can find that here: buff.ly/kor46L0

a large dark blue grey and white striped creature sits on a branch, it has claws like a bear and a face a little like a big cat but with wide set ears with a point to them.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

John Atkinson Grimshaw (British, 1836–1893) "October Gold", 1889. Oil on Canvas, 59 × 44.5 cm Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 28/09/2026

Still one of my favourite dragons. A wood dragon from Strangehollow, a book you will find in my shop here: buff.ly/kor46L0 #dragon #dragonart #greendragon #wooddragon #bestiary

watercolour - the head and neck of a green dragon covered in antler/horn like growths all around its head and neck. Its nose is pink and its eyes are shiny and black and it has a benign expression.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 26/09/2026

The Mountain Unicorn, from my book Secrets Of Strangehollow (second in the Strangehollow world), excerpt in alt text: buff.ly/7krkipG #unicorn #unicornmyth #myth #folklore #

When the nights draw in and autumn has taken hold, the mountain
unicorns will begin the journey to their annual rut. These elusive
creatures live high in the snowy mountain peaks where they are well
camouflaged because of their pure white coats. In the middle of the
night, just as the first full moon of October appears in the sky, these
magical beasts will make their way down from the heights. They appear
out of the mist like ghostly apparitions on the grassy hills that stretch
from the base of the mountains right down to the edges of the forest.

(Image description) a white goat-like unicorn stands on top of a hill in front of a starry sky and mountains in the distance behind him. He calls out into the night, his breath white in the cold air...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 25/09/2026

'The Chase' Painting from my book Savage Strangehollow, excerpt about these dragons in alt text: buff.ly/7krkipG #dragon #dragonchase #dragons #fantasy #folklore #dragonlore

Every couple of generations or so, the mountains of Strangehollow are
visited by a true goliath from the west. This dragon visits these lands for
one reason only, to hunt The Red Death.
It is the colour of night, its long neck covered in giant pointed scales
which extend over its back and down to the tip of its tail. Its wings are
vast, engulfing the land below in shadow and able to turn day into night.
Its arrival always coincides with a violent lightning storm, starting far out
at sea and sweeping towards the western shores of Strangehollow and the
great mountain range where the red dragons dwell. It is believed that the
dragon itself...

image description: a great black winged dragon dives out of thunderclouds, crackling with lightning, chasing a smaller red dragon across the mountain tops

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Vericocum @vericum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Maxim Polivanyi (Ukrainian, born 1999) "Evening December”, 2022 Acrylic on Canvas #art #landscape

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Alexandra Dawe @alexandradawe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I love this wonderful poster that @librariesunlimited.bsky.social have made for my Stitchwort display! I'm setting up on Tuesday, then you have all of October and November to go and see. There's some brilliant events happening in the library throughout that time, including comic con on 10th October!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 24/09/2026

Selkies, from my book Seas Of Strangehollow, the third in my Strangehollow world. You can find the books here: buff.ly/7krkipG #selkies #mermaid #merfolk #folklore #fairytales #artbook

Unlike mermaids, which you will also find in both western and southern
seas, selkies prefer the cold waters of the kelp forests of the west. There
are no white sandy beaches here, just a coastline dotted with rocks, cliffs
and occasional dark sand beaches. The ocean is deeper here, and where
the kelp forests end there is an underwater cliff edge which gives way to
unfathomable depths. Great beasts loom in the deep, creatures from
stories which chill the blood in your veins.
The selkies of Strangehollow are not shapeshifters like those you may
have read about in old folk tales. They are not dissimilar to mermaids in
that their upper bodies, down to their hips, are...

Image description: two half woman, half seal selkies swim amongst the sea kelp. They have staring white eyes and webbed hands.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 24/09/2026

More landfill please, yes, that's what we all want 🤦‍♀️

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 24/09/2026

Trying out a new medium (acrylic ink) and doing my first self portrait in 10 years! It’s a bit too pink, and I lost the white of the paper on the bottom lip, but I am pleased with the outcome! I still prefer watercolour 😂

Portrait of me in acrylic ink. I have dark curly hair with a lot of grey and blue eyes and a square shaped face

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Lauren K Cannon @navate.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Quote with your Night/Dark Art!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 23/09/2026

What if each month you received a letter from an adventurous friend? What if they told you of their extraordinary journey in a wild and otherworldly land? What if you got long letters about their experiences of raucous taverns, Vodarr Witches, travelling caravans and outlaws? 1/3 #snailmailclub

collage image of a photo of a close up of writing in the background, on top is a torn piece of paper, with a fragment of a letter reading: My Dear Friend, What an adventure I have had since I saw you last at Port Hope. The journey to this wild place was not without incident, and you can be sure that I will furnish you with as much...

exerpt from letter:

The Tipsy Wizard
Agaloon Coast
2nd Moon In The Year Of Olum

My Dear Friend,
What an adventure I have had since I saw you last at Port Hope. The journey to this wild place was not without incident, and you can be sure that I will furnish you with as much detail as I am able.
A couple of weeks into my journey on the whale-road, aboard The Intrepid, something happened which was to change my once relaxed attitude to sea travel. I was woken very early one morning to the sound of the crew shouting and rushing about ship. Their voices were laden with panic, and the word being repeated was Leviathan! Leviathan! I can tell you this made my blood run cold. As you know, I'm not one to shy from a little peril, so I grabbed my coat and rushed up to the deck to see if I could be of use. Men were standing on the port side, holding long spears, pointed at the wild foaming ocean below. I could see something in the early morning light, an immense creature with glistening scales the size of shields, effortlessly gliding alongside us, it must have been...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 22/09/2026

The Wizard's Keep - short excerpt from Strangehollow (excerpt in alt text). The next 3 books bought come with one of the last copies of Artpothecary, a collection of my drawings up till 2018. buff.ly/7krkipG #wizards #fantasyart #folklore #artbook #fairytale

Right in the centre of Strangehollow, there is a very small keep,
perched precariously atop a very tall hill, rising out above the
tops of the trees with views all the way to the distant mountains.
Although it has a front door, you will never see anyone enter or
leave. There have been rumours that the keep is merely just the
tip of the iceberg, that the hill itself has an elaborate maze of
rooms inside where the lonely wizard who lives there performs
his spells and...

photo of three books with 'artpothecary' on the front and a drawing of a unicorn in graphite.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 22/09/2026

If you see this, QRP your green art 💚

watercolour painting of a dragon head, it is green all over with a pink snout. It's head and neck are covered with bony growths reminiscent of antler. It has black shining eyes.

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My Imaginary Brooklyn @myimaginarybrklyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Winfarthing Pendant, a gold and garnet pendant uncovered from a grave in Norfolk, England, dated 7th century. #metalwork #jewelry #7thCenturyCE #Pendant #AngloSaxon #NorfolkCastleMuseum

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 22/09/2026

The 13th Warrior is still one of my favourite films. Absolutely genius mechanic at the start so that we don't have to read subtitles (eyesight is a factor here!). And what a great yarn, I really feel immersed in it, despite knowing it so well.

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Antonio Banderas: There Are More

ALT: Antonio Banderas: There Are More

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Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please enjoy this trailer I edited/animated for the game with a sublime vocal performance by the incomparable @sarahnightva.bsky.social Spook your friends with our spooky table-top mystery game built on the Brindlewood Bay system by Jason Cordova bsky.app/profile/core...

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Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"What beautiful creatures we have found in the bog! What lovely songs they sing." A painting I did for the folk horror TTRPG "The Woods at Blight's Hollow" I co-created with Oli Jeffery, now available for pre-order 🧜‍♀️

Two gaunt, feminine humanoid creatures with luminescent skin and mermaid tails, each sporting 6 glowing eyes in alien looking heads. They sit in repose in a pond with glowing, shimmering water, in the woods at night. In the distance you can see a light in the window of a lone wooden cabin.

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Verity Imelda Player @verityplayer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good morning 🌞! Happy last day of Summer, and happy Autumn tomorrow!

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Sam Perin @zebotc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Starlight Stampede ✨

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh, my. Goblin Squirrel has returned. I can hear them now.

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

these Art Nouveau doors by Ernest Delune in Brussels, Belgium, from the 1900s.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 21/09/2026

Longing for adventure but don't want to leave the comfort of your home? Journey into Strangehollow, a vast enchanted forest filled with extraordinary beasts and magical beings. Start with book one, dive in part way or get the whole set! buff.ly/7krkipG #artbook #folklore #fairytales #fantasyart

watercolour painting: a misty rocky coastline, in the foreground is a huge sea serpent holding on to a rock, the surf crashing against the rock and its head, mouth open, calling out to sea...

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 21/09/2026

There's been some gross chatgpt AI slop which t1m burt0nizes (not going to accidentally get it shown to me!) coming on my feed on IG recently from people I NEVER thought would touch it in a million years. Just so fucking depressing. I don't understand artists using this now with everything we know!

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RoseRed @thebookishgardener.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🖌️ Daniel Garber, “Shadows” 1922 #art #Painting #Autumn

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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Koho Shoda "Moonlit Sea" (1920) Japanese color woodblock print 24 × 16.5 cm (9.5 × 6.5 in). #ArtSky #KohoShoda

Koho Shoda - "Moonlit Sea" (1920)
Movement: Shin-hanga, which revitalized traditional ukiyo-e collaborative printmaking by integrating Western techniques like the realistic depiction of light, shadow, and atmosphere.
Composition: The piece features a small fishing boat moving slowly across a calm sea, illuminated by the soft path of a full moon, framed beautifully by delicate silhouette reeds in the foreground

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LightBox Expo @lightboxexpo.com · 21/09/2026

LAIKA is revealing their character creation process of Wildwood at LBX Join Michael Defeo and Thibault Leclercq as they discuss the process of creating Wildwood's stop-motion puppets in, "WILDWOOD: Shaping Characters from 2D to 3D”. Save the panel in the LBX app! See you Oct. 23-25 in Pasadena!

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I don't know how the phrase "tree hugger" can ever be seen as an insult. Hugging trees is a great. Even better is waking up in a tree's arms and telling it your dreams.

A stone pine, at dusk, in Devon, wishing it was in Japan.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A queen on her Outdoor Pillow. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black-and-white photo of a sidewalk with lawn on either side in front of a white picket fence. There’s a short haired tuxedo, tabby, cat lying on what appears to be a rectangular white pillow next to the sidewalk.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 21/09/2026

Doing research on running snail mail clubs and found a hilarious video of a woman who claims to teach people how to get rich, but said that she didn't charge enough for what she made for her mail club. So how the heck do people think she's gonna help them get rich if she can't get that right? 🤷‍♀️

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

School production of Swan Lake 1990 Florida

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 19/09/2026

I have three remaining Artpothecary books. The next three orders for books or originals will get one of these in their package! emilyhare.com (This does not apply to calendar orders) I made these back in 2018 and they're just a collection of sketches and drawings I made over the years. #drawings

photo of a book with a unicorn on the front and the text says 'artpothecary'

double page spread of some sketches of 'miss haversham' inside the artpothecary book.

pencil drawing of beowulf swimming next to a huge sea serpent

drawing of a woman with a raven in the foreground in sepia

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 20/09/2026

Water Spirit, original watercolour. It is also available to purchase on my website: buff.ly/DVYahTc #fae #faeries #waterspirit #folklore #fairytale

a watercolour of a bluey-purple forest of pines and in the foreground there's a dark pool with a pale woman with black eyes and long white hair standing submerged in the water.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 19/09/2026

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 19/09/2026

Ridiculous that if I want to launch a mail club and I send international, I can no longer just send a letter with a stamp on it. It has to have a customs label too. It never used to be like this! Makes it hard to weave an atmosphere if it has to be an 'official' envelope etc. BOOOO!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 19/09/2026

Watched Hawk The Slayer last night. SO hilariously bad, and incredibly charming because of it. Jack Palance just chews up the scenery and the writing is super lame. If I'd seen it as a child, I may have felt differently. I think a heavy dose of nostalgia would help!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 18/09/2026

Continuing the watery tart theme - 'Singing Pools' from my book Secrets Of Strangehollow: buff.ly/DVYahTc #mermaid #folklore #fairytales #fantasyart

watercolour of a blue lagoon with a waterfall and cliffs in the background, in the foreground there is a mermaid resting on a rock, leaning back on her hands as her pink and purple tail goes into the water and the tail is poking back out again showing the pale pink fins

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 18/09/2026

Did a fun water test today as part of Earthwatch! Medium levels of nitrates but no phosphates which is good. But what was fun was finding fresh otter spraints AND they must have been there not long before me as there were still wet footmarks on the rock!

picture of a nitrate and phosphate test showing that the stream near me is between 1.0-2.0 levels of nitrates.

picture of a stone with otter footprints/slides on it

photo of an otter spraint (poo), with the remains of whatever it ate in it!

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Erin-Claire @erinclaire.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's here! Sign up for the Adventure's Guide snail mail club today on my website - link in replies or search for Erin-Claire illustration. I'm so excited to send the first batch of letters!!

A picture of a green envelope with a red wax seal. Around it are the words: strange creatures, folklore, beautiful art, a hint of magic, fairy tales, lost stories.

Text overlaid on a watercolour image of hills and mountains. The text reads: The Adventurer's Guide to Surviving the Folklore Wilderness snail mail club. Art, folklore and stories in your letterbox (not your inbox!) every month.

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 17/09/2026

The Temple Guardian - from 'Seas Of Strangehollow' now in my book shop! buff.ly/DVYahTc #merfolk #temple #folklore #fairytale #supportsmallartists

watercolour painting of a strange half human, half octopus like creature lying in a pool inside an ancient temple with dappled light falling on them.

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Jeremy Brooks @sketchbrooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

He's having a great time.

Wolverine with claws out doing what he does best.

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