Dan Baines

Fairy Rings and Monstrous Things

“If you do something that has never been done you will collect treasures that have never been found.”

Jenna Newton

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A one-off box I made for ‘A Book at Midnight’ Edgar Allan Poe Edition. #poe #edgarallanpoe #theraven #classichorror #gothicstyle #skullsandravens #eapoe #magicboxes
The request for a good looking female studio apprentice was not sanctioned by my beloved wife so I’ve had to make my own. Conversation is pretty terrible although the request to work topless was met without question. #toplessskeleton #skeleto
Ornamental corners from The Hands of the Necromancer, 3D printed master, then cold cast bronze. #spookyegypt #egyptian #egyptianmuseum #propdesign #curseoftutankhamun #egypt #legendsofegypt #magic #bizarremagic #bizarremagick
Artwork for HP Lovecraft’s The Haunter in the Dark - "I see it-- coming here-- hell-wind-- titan-blur-- black wings-- Yog-Sothoth save me-- the three-lobed burning eye..." - Part of series of 24 pieces inspired by Lovecraft. #hplovec
Being a father to 3 boys was enough, so when the 4th came along I had to pickle him. #pickledpunk #oddities #odditiesandcuriosities #huntarianmuseum #fetus #bizarremagictrick #halloweendecor #horrorprops
Slicing Up Eyeballs, Oh ho ho ho. Another series of stills from ‘The Collectors’, fairies just love them eyeballs… #ooakfairy #pixies #brianfroudinspired #folklore #horrorart #eyeballs #oddities #odditiesandcuriosities #fairies
Goblin Spiderling - polymer clay & natural materials. #ooak #fantasyart #faeart #brianfroud #labyrinth #mythicalcreatures #spiders #odditiesandcuriosities #oddities #creaturedesign #guillermodeltoro
The many personalities supplied with Barren - probably the most depressing storytelling magic routine ever devised! #bizarremagic #magictricks #grimm #vvitch #magicprops #odditiesandcuriosities #cabinetofcuriosities #dolls
The Great God Pan - new ornamental feet for The Switch Witch II #panslabyrinth #guillermodeltoro #arthurmachen #folklorethursday #pan #hornedgod #pagansofinstagram
Three-eyed voodoo fetish #odditiesandcuriosities #voodoo #neworleans #witchcraft
People have said that my dolls look alive. We’ll, if you crack one open you might get a bloody surprise… #livingdoll #horrordoll #creepydoll
The Baby in the Box (2014) The Birth of Modern Entomology In 1912, new home owners made the haunting discovery of a mummified baby's head locked in a box between the walls if a Parisian apartment. The couple who discovered it had been carrying out
Fossils have been the source of many diabolical and supernatural folklore traditions. Before geology and palaeontology, the suggested explanations for fossil remains included the Devil’s footprints, Hobgoblin’s claws, Fairy’s finge
Each signed with a charred hoof print… #pulphorror #satan #horrorfan
If you invert this image it turns into Papa Lazarou, however, do so at your own risk. #leftwaffe #cancelculture #woketards #papalazarou
Replica Megalodon teeth cast in Herculite II and hand painted for a museum quality finish that has the weight and feel of a real fossil. The moulds are taken from original teeth in our collection. Each replica tooth is presented in a gift box and c
Locke without the Key. Detail from miniature spirit cabinet - private commission #lockeandkey #spiritcabinet #antiqueskull
Mysteries of the Deep news later today! #mysteriesofthedeep #mermaid #megalodon

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