The first written accounts of Jólakötturinn, enforcer of good behaviour leading up to Christmas, date to the 19th century but the stories of the monster cat likely date 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #Yule #YuleCat #Iceland #folklore #legend #cat #MastoArt
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Bonus #ArtAdventCalendar: The first in my series of somewhat darker holiday folklore: my linocut Yule Cat, Jólakötturinn of Iceland, a gigantic monster cat looming over a tiny cabin, with a wreath on the door, in a snowy, nighttime woodland scene.
The first written accounts of Jólakötturinn, enforcer of good behaviour leading up to Christmas, date to the 19th century but the stories of the monster cat likely date 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #Yule #YuleCat #Iceland #folklore #legend #cat #MastoArt
The first written accounts of Jólakötturinn, enforcer of good behaviour leading up to Christmas, date to the 19th century but the stories of the monster cat likely date 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #Yule #YuleCat #Iceland #folklore #legend #cat #MastoArt