A Richard Armitage Locket Shrine

February 27, 2016

I made this shrine for Richard Armitage fan JHolland, who presented me not long ago with a stunning Voynich-themed quilt. This …

The Gift

January 26, 2016

Once in a great while, if you’re lucky, someone will unexpectedly melt your heart with an act of kindness that leaves …

January 1, 2015

Robert Lovelace, the antihero in Richardson’s voluminous epistolary novel Clarissa (1748), is the Arch-Rake, the granddaddy of all the dissipated, …

October 13, 2014

I have written before about my interest in talismans, shrines, and amulets, especially when they occur in miniature or jewelry …

July 4, 2014

This post was inspired by Simone (yes, I’m making her take all the blame). She wrote that in Spanish, women …

April 14, 2014

Recently I spied this amazing object on Agzy’s page. It’s a pocket shrine to the North and South character John Thornton, …

December 6, 2013

Georgette Heyer is a top-selling author, but most people have never heard of her– unless they work in a public …

October 17, 2013

Like Achilles, to whom he is so often compared, the Irish hero Cúchulainn was known for his beauty. Especially among …