EPISODE · Dec 22, 2022 · 29 MIN
S4 Ep8: The Proof is in the Pudding-Paintings
from The Whispering Gallery · host Whispering Gallery Podcast
Join me in the Whispering Gallery for Scandinavian jul (you-lll) card art where artists are very good at making “spirits” (ahem) bright and visible! Are home, barn and mound spirits, not spooky enough for you? Just wait for the unsettling julbocken! Join me for some of the spookier side of Jul, coming up next.Special FX and Music courtesy of www.freesound.org https://freesound.org/people/ including: DBlover, Ihaksi, Walter_Odington, Soughtaftersounds, sphion, martats, EpicWizard, Kyster, ullsokk, Marcuspepsi, tryl, ThisIsMiniMe, esistnichtsoernst, kiddpark, dominictreis, neolein, danlucaz, mhtaylor67, LG, http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/Episode Image Source: gracenuth.com/blog/lennarthelje Art by Lennart Helje, Swedish Illustratorwww.whisperinggallerypodcast.comCopyright 2022 Suzanne Nikolaisen. All Rights Reserved.
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Gnomes are all the rage where I live. Big hats shifted down over their eyes, held up by their nose, huge beards coming down to their stomach. They’re currently “in style” so to speak as decor. Not meant to sound judgey— I’ve got a few myself, I just pulled out with our Christmas decorations. So what’s the big deal? Give me another minute. No, I can’t prove there are gnomes or house spirits running around but there are some theories that are interesting to consider. So talking about gnomes may feel safe, even very charming and like I’m getting lost in Scandinavian (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish + Finnish & Icelandic) legends—what on earth could be spooky? We’re here after all for the scary tales, right? I mean the paintings made into card art often show a happy nisse with a bowl of hot rice pudding topped with butter. There are things after all, that might give us pause—the legends are all about them, but they’re outside of our usual perception.
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