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Part 2 about the Mothman legend and subsequent art. Stories about the area the legend grew up in, Point Pleasant, West Virgina. Learn about artists Frank Frazetta and Bob Roach and their iconic mothman pieces. Mothman has been identified by some as a portent to the tragic collapse of the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant, WV. Episode Image Source: frazettamuseum.com Frazetta Gallery Store, Frank Frazetta, 1980, Art Print No. 118 - Mothman, painting, accessed 29, August, 2024 www.whisperinggallerypodcast.com Copyright 2024 Suzanne Nikolaisen. All Rights Reserved.

Join me for the nickel tour, an experiment with artificial intelligence (AI), using my Phenomecon 2024 report as only the Whispering Gallery can bring it. With a velvety “blended” of spiced chai latte* and the Phenomecon mantra “we believe” which is a tad more than I'm personally comfortable with. I don't “believe” carte blanche and personally I would have been more comfortable with “the jury is still out…” and yet the green glowy website had beckoned and there I was.  This episode is a short overview of the Phenomecon conference as organized by the experimental AI "Google Notebook LM" from my full episode recording, and notes. More about the conference and human speakers in the full episode. www.whisperinggallerypodcast.com https://linktr.ee/whisperinggallerypodcast https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ *Spoofs coffee in Vernal, Utah Episode Image Source: Microsoft Designer, Create with AI

This episode offers an introduction to our next spooky art pieces about a cryptid that hails from West Virginia, has been deemed a portent who was seen between 1966 and 1967, ending after the tragic collapse of the Silver Bridge.  Episode Image Source: frazettamuseum.com Frazetta Gallery Store, Frank Frazetta, 1980, Art Print No. 118 - Mothman, painting, accessed 29, August, 2024

Whispering Gallery Podcast WGP: Clue of the Crumbling Cake Paintings A still life is a category of artwork that dates back to the 1600's. A collection of things brought together (inanimate) gathered often on a table for the artist to work from and reference. The artist can work with this grouping of items, coming back over one or more sessions to complete the drawing or painting. Nothing in the grouping changes from session to session. The place for the artist's chair can even be marked with masking tape to make sure they end up in the correct spot to work from. “Still life's” for 16th and 17th century Dutch may be made up of food like fruit; grapes, flowers (like on the secret of the missing tulip episode), cheese, bread, yas—cake, wine goblets, reflective surfaces of serving dishes. One example, artist, Clara Peters, took things to a level that might surprise you Daily Art Magazine shares, quote: “…probably she is most famous for enriching her still lifes with her hidden self-portrait reflected in the objects on the table. In the image above, Still Life with Flowers, a Silver-gilt Goblet, Dried Fruit, Sweetmeats, Breadsticks, Wine and a Pewter Pitcher, the artist painted her portrait three times in the goblet and four times on the pewter jug… Aside from having a role as a signature, painting reflections were a challenge to artists to show off their mastery… She also had a particular way of signing her work, often hidden. Six out of her 39 known paintings include the same ornate silver knife that is inscribed with her name, Clara Peeters.” Unquote dailyartmagazine.com/dutch-still-life-6-famous-painters/  Looking for strange and unexpected “Easter eggs” like these may seem a little too tedious, -or- maybe they make you a bit curious—you'd be right on both accounts. (Pause) I mean why -do- people end up standing there in museums, studying paintings, drawings, and sculpture? This could be one reason. Is a goblet half full or half empty… what were they going for? Life used up or life to be enjoyed? Or something else? Like maybe the artist got thirsty and just drank some of it. Besides looking at all of the details, from the mastery of a painting— of beautiful, intricate lace on the cuff of a sleeve, the ombré fading and veins in flower petals, or impressionist brushstrokes up close.  There may be mystery built into the composition—maybe not as difficult to unravel as an Agatha Christie novel, but, then again? Maybe there are “icons” representing meaning, visual bookmarks that are part of the story. Like a skull or a blown out candle— representing death. To the art world this last bit acts as the reminders  “memento mori” directly translated from Latin: remember death. Thanks for listening! I hope you'll subscribe so you don't miss an episode. www.whisperinggallerypodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories Clip of audio from wwltv.com story "Abita Springs Bakery Haunted Owner Says" used under Fair Use. Audio Source: https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/abita-springs-bakery-haunted-owner-says/289-487389181  Episode Image Art Source: Cake Slice Wayne Thiebaud, 1979 Style: Pop Art Genre: still life, WikiArt.org Audio: FreeSound.org, Angel Chimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=telxWQxtvcs

Come with me my friends into the strange “inner world” of—one of the unreal hollow earth drawings. I decided I needed to narrow down to one drawing for our story. Captain John Cleves's Symmes jr, (captain of the U.S. Army, starting as an Ensign in 1802, and honorably discharged 13 years later in 1815 as a captain). After that he tried working as a trader, but that didn't work out so he embraced his theory of the Hollow Earth. In fact he did more than give his theory a big hug.  In 1818, Captain Symmes made a declaration (of the conclusion of his hypothesis)—before gathering and analyzing the data. In his conclusion (minus the data), he pledged his belief on his very life… but, he had the scientific process out of order. And the zeal he had for his idea wasn't coming from science... The drawing of the Symmes concentric spheres theory, shows a jawbreaker-like layer upon layer, imagined-view, of the inside of the earth—illustrating Symmes' ideas of what the internal “levels” of the earth could have looked like. The drawing of the Symmes hole was done in pen and ink with the “hole” cutting through the arctic circle. Eight countries cross into the Arctic circle, but the drawing showed the earth cored like a baked apple; minus the filling. He was betting there was an enormous hole that went right through the earth, pole to pole, and the drawing showed the imagined layers inside.  I was feeling sure of my research and --no holes– then wha?!? An article from the  Smithsonian magazine explained in  “A Mysteriously Massive Hole in Antarctic Ice Has Returned” article there are these things, these holes, called polynyas. You're kidding me, right? Quote “hole the size of Maine has opened in the wintertime sea ice surrounding Antarctica. Though these holes, called polynyas, are not uncommon around Earth's southernmost continent, one hasn't been spotted in this location since the 1970's, reports Heather Brady of National Geographic.”1. If I'm not mistaken, one of the causes of these massive ice holes is an upwelling of warm water caused by the likes of a cyclone—baby hurricane's.  The polynyas are not a Symmes hole... Listen to this episode for the rest of the story! Audio Sources: Freesound.org Image Source: "Sectional View of the earth Showing the Opening at the Poles, a diagram from Symzonia by Capt. Adam Seaborn (probably a pseudonym used by Capt. John Cleves Symmes)" as seen in The Public Domain Review, Essays, Stories of a Hollow Earth By Peter Fitting, October 10, 2011  https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/stories-of-a-hollow-earth/  1. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/return-massive-ice-hole-antarctica-has-baffled-scientists-180965246/

Welcome to the Whispering Gallery podcast! I'm Suzanne Nikolaisen and if this isn't your first rodeo - er, time listening, you know that together we seek out the spooky, unusual and fascinating stories from the art world—to understand the art and the related “unknown” a little better, and boy—howdy, did I find another “strange” doozy of a pseudoscience story for you today! Im all researched out and can give you the downlow on unreal hollow earth drawings! Have you heard about the Hollow Earth theory? It may have been a conspiracy theory you easily dismissed, but there are some drawings of what the space was imagined to look like, not to mention hollow-earthers (is that a demographic?) both credible and -incredible- people who are part of the story including Leonhard Eeuler, Swiss Mathematician, Cyrus Reed Teed, American physician who ended up thinking he was the messiah. Edmud Haley (as in Haley's comet) and hero Admiral Byrd and his not so secret diary and–shang-ri-la like story. It's out there. And in America there was John Cleves Symmes. The illustrations themselves are in pen and ink diagramming the hollow earth as early infographics that are a bit scary, as only a fantastical, conspiracy theory-ish, geography-meets-sci-fi stories (about a crazy big hole at the North Pole, and the South Pole leading to the center of the earth) can be. You just can't make this stuff up. Oh wait—they did. Imaginations galore! And Science doesn't care what you believe or draw, it doesn't make it real. It's not a new idea. The hollow earth theory is kind of like the retro toy, the easy bake oven. comes complete with easy access points at the poles called "Symmes Holes" that lead down into the inside world of the hollow earth, with it's own sun or illumination. Details differing depending on the person. The occasional theorist even dipping a finger into the metaphorical cake batter with other strange phenomena like UFOs (or UAP's), simply put the details of an imagined world. In the end out of the oven comes instead of the perfect tiny cakes we love, empty pans, thin air. From GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY CULTURE 12.11.20 11:44 AM on Wired.com's article The Hollow Earth Theory Isn't So Funny Anymore - which shares more about Owen Egerton and his book “Hollow” one of npr's books of the year in 2017.   "While he was writing the book, Egerton viewed the Hollow Earth Theory as a bit of harmless fun, but recent events have made him reconsider that view. “When I was writing about the Hollow Earth, I was celebrating people's ability to believe what was obviously not true,” he says. “But as the book came to be, and as Donald Trump was elected, I found more and more that those conspiracy theories weren't so cute, that that power could move in a bunch of different ways—and a dangerous way." Please remember to rate, review, and share the Whispering Gallery podcast with a friend! Audio Sources: Freesound.org, details updating soon Dream Loop by Serge Quadrado, December 9, 2019 https://freesound.org/people/SergeQuadrado/sounds/496426/ Image Source: "Sectional View of the earth Showing the Opening at the Poles, a diagram from Symzonia by Capt. Adam Seaborn (probably a pseudonym used by Capt. John Cleves Symmes)" as seen in The Public Domain Review, Essays, Stories of a Hollow Earth By Peter Fitting, October 10, 2011  https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/stories-of-a-hollow-earth/ 

On the island of Britain, between the Atlantic ocean and the North Sea, lies a haunted castle. Okay, yes—technically there are probably a bunch of haunted castles on -this- island. We're looking for Alnwick Castle in Northumberland in northern UK, in particular. Alnwick castle (parts of which were founded in 1096) has a peculiar bamboo labyrinth in “Alnwick Gardens” that was created from 500 live, evergreen and yet perennial bamboo grasses. Bamboo is part of the grass family Poaceae. The jumbo sized grassy bamboo reaches up and over the paved pathways creating a natural arch and tunnel-like walkway. The shaded corridors wander, and upcoming tunnels await your visit in shadow. Google images of the labyrinth at Alnwick castle do indeed confirm the dark corridors. But the labyrinth is not the darkest part of the Alnwick Gardens—And I'm being, -deadly- serious... Once upon a time, when lace up roller skates, feathered hair, and bubble gum were hip, there were two guys that didn't see eye to eye. Stephen, a university educated storyteller and author. And Stanley who never darkened the door of film school, telling stories from books and making popular acclaimed movies—his way, with generous creative changes, one of which you may recognize,  The book “The Shining” by Stephen King was published in January of 1977–and please note: this is your spoiler alert at least in regards to the Shining labyrinth... Do you have any stories from your studio, art class, gallery or museum? Or about art that falls into the realm of spooky art or art history stories or art hauntings? Send your suggestion, story, or say hello At whisperingcontact@gmail.com Please comment or say hello on Instagram! It's always great to hear from you! If you'd like to purchase a Whispering Gallery skull pin visit the Etsy store at:  etsy.com/shop/SuzanneNikolaisenArt The writing and production of the Whispering Gallery podcast - and copyright are held by Suzanne Nikolaisen. If you would like to support the podcast and the books I'm buying for research visit buymeacoffee.com/suznikart to help cover the cost of books, audio and our podcast host. Look for us on Instagram @whisperinggallerypodcast You can join the Whispering Gallery at https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ Spooky, supernatural, unexplained, paranormal art The Whispering Gallery podcast explores spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories; including cursed paintings and gems, paintings and prints of monsters, hauntings, UFOs and more. We look at art history a little differently. Learn about the spooky side of art guided by artists from around the world, and throughout history. Suzanne Nikolaisen sparks your imagination with spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories that are best told after dark. Subscribe to join our community of spooky art fans! Please share an episode you love with a friend! Remember to keep your flashlight close, and your spooky art stories closer! Many thanks to the following resources for my research and the production of this episode: Photo Source: Creative Commons License https://art.thewalters.org/detail/2191/theseus-and-the-minotaur-2/ Theseus and the Minotaur, sculpture (terracotta), by Arnold Seligmann, French, 18th century https://audioboom.com/channels/5015282-the-whispering-gallery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandi_(Hinduism) wikipedia.org  Drone snap, Crete Greece agar by drone 4k YouTube  https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/museo-gregoriano-egizio/sala-v--statuario/statua-antropomorfa-del-dio-apis.html bull headed statue of Apis Egyptian god, manifestation of Ptah. https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/collex/exhibits/discovery-collection-memory-oriental-institute-100/human-headed-winged-bull/#:~:text=The%20lamassu%20is%20a%20mythological,the%20iconography%20of%20these%20figures. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/thes/hd_thes.htm#:~:text=Theseus%2C%20forgetting%20his%20father's%20direction,giving%20the%20sea%20its%20name. https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2019/04/22/tai-haku-cherry-trees-at-the-alnwick-garden/ https://www.pottertour.co.uk/alnwick-northumberland/alnwick-gardens-treehouse-restaurant.html https://www.spookyisles.com/grey-lady-ghosts/ https://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/the-legend-of-the-alnwick-castle-vampire/ https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/spaces/golden-rectangle-garden.htm Bamboo image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Alnwick_Garden#/media/File:Alnwick_bamboo_labyrinth.jpg By Vadakkan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131405002 https://www.thebondgate.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/The-Alnwick-Garden-map-1030x730.png map Google Maps screenshot https://www.google.com/maps/@55.4131471,-1.699987,338m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/alnwick-poison-garden https://geektrippers.com/harry-potter-filming-locations-in-scotland/ https://www.spookyisles.com/grey-lady-ghosts/ From “Spectacular Hedge Mazes From Around the World” by Couples Wanderlust on YouTube https://hauntedpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/the-legend-of-the-alnwick-castle-vampire/ https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/backgrounders/fibonacci-and-golden-ratio https://plantsciences.montana.edu/horticulture/ASHS_Teaching_MethodsWG/Landscape-Design/Vendrame_Basic%20Principles%20of%20Landscape%20Design.pdf https://www.britannica.com/technology/labyrinth-architecture https://happytowander.com/harry-potter-filming-locations  https://freesound.org/ (thank you for the music and sound fx from the community!)   Whispering Gallery podcast, strange art stories, art history, art labyrinth and mazes

What would the ruins of the Palace of Knossos (nah-sohs) look like in the moonlight? An uneven grid of boxlike rooms, interrupted by darker larger forms like a midnight quilt unfolding into the night. A cascade of history—fading into silhouette, shadow and—interpretation. The Palace of Knossos (nah-sohs) was built on the largest island in Greece: Crete. The island has mountains and gorges, and appears to be a bit of a desert but the water surrounding the island is brilliant phthalo and cerulean blue. What about the ghosts in the depths of the legendary labyrinth, in the deep dark, below the palace?—The place where Theseus and the Minotaur had their showdown? Where does myth end reality meet? Was there really a labyrinth?  https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories Photo Source: Creative Commons License https://art.thewalters.org/detail/2191/theseus-and-the-minotaur-2/  Theseus and the Minotaur, sculpture (terracotta), by Arnold Seligmann, French, 18th century 

The last episode was all about the Franklin expedition and it had me slinging facts and quotes left and right and because there were so many interesting things related, with some more removed than others to the cursed painting. When editing the audio I had to edit out a couple of times when I had run out of breath! There was simply a lot to cover and we were just skating along the surface. Whew! We left off with two abandoned ships, no survivors and the terrible story that the officers and crew of the ships had perished in the hostile environment of the polar desert —some were never accounted for.  Grim, sad, and a beyond-difficult story, but that leaves us at a turning point in our  story. The expedition left England in 1845 add to that the search and rescue starting in 1847 and ending 40 expeditions later in 1859. The search for the Franklin expedition ended 14 years after they departed.  That's holding out some serious hope, but was it? there was still the lure of finding the Northwest Passage. And going on these rescue mission came with the chance to discover the Northwest Passage. Five years after the rescuers stopped looking—it was 1864 we arrive at the painting Man Proposes, God Disposes by Edwin Landseer who was living in Victorian England. So what is with that painting title? +.   +.   +.   +.   +.   +.   +.   + Art for this episode is from Creative Commons, Man Proposes, God disposes by Edwin Landseer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manproposesgoddisposes.jpg Audio Resources: https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/450143/ https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/248140/ https://freesound.org/people/Bertsz/sounds/671897/ https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/222741/ https://freesound.org/people/SergeQuadrado/sounds/663484/ https://freesound.org/people/SergeQuadrado/sounds/496425/ Research Resources: Wondrium National Geographic  http://xn--https-nw3b//www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29175003%20 https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/more/facts-and-figures/ https://collegeofphysicians.org/programs/education-blog/victorian-mental-health-and-women-part-three-treating-depression/ https://www.govmint.com/coin-authority/post/why-do-coins-say-in-god-we-trust https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Sayings/Quizzes/Mixed_7/Man_proposes_God_disposes_915.php#:~:text=For%20man%20proposes%2C%20but%20God,divinity%20that%20shapes%20our%20ends%2C https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Proposes,_God_Disposes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p02vnfd1%20https://funkidsjokes.com/north-pole-jokes/%20https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Terror_(1813) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Erebus_(1826) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/geography-of-nunavut https://geology.com/articles/northwest-passage.shtml https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manproposesgoddisposes.jpg%20https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceanfreeze.html#:~:text=Ocean%20water%20freezes%20just%20like,of%20the%20salt%20in%20it. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/geography-of-nunavut#:~:text=Nunavut%20is%20the%20coldest%20and,classifies%20it%20as%20polar%20desert https://www.britannica.com/event/Franklin-expedition https://secretsoftheice.com/news/2019/10/28/franklin-expedition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahkiyyini https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/theyre-not-human-how-19th-century-inuit-coped-with-a-real-life-invasion-of-the-walking-dead/wcm/e92d66cc-7afd-481d-b177-4a5a634c38f8/amp/ https://blog.frontiersnorth.com https://edgenorth.ca/article/paranormal-north-supernatural-beings-you-might-meet-in-the-arctic/ https://listverse.com/2023/01/07/ten-ghost-stories-above-the-arctic-circle/ https://amp.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/extreme-sports/article/3151947/remembering-forgotten-explorers-northwest-passage https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/art-collections/collection-highlights/man-proposes-god-disposes/%20Royal%20Holloway%20University%20London https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTerror/comments/ky7mj3/real_life_inspiration_for_the_tuunbaq_in_inuit/%20Title https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Proposes,_God_Disposes https://www.paintingmania.com/man-proposes-god-disposes-218_32797.html https://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Landseer-Coloring-Book-Compositions/dp/B0BLWKKHSP/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1G2QN3P23MHZV&keywords=Edwin+Landseer+book&qid=1675787051&sprefix=edwin+landseer+book%2Caps%2C939&sr=8-3 https://www.mylondon.news/news/gruesome-story-behind-trafalgar-square-21824427 https://www.thespace.org/resource/please-feed-the-lions-using-interactive-ai-to-bring-a-london-landmarks-history-to-life/ https://healthcare.utah.edu/hmhi/conditions/treatment-resistant-mood-disorders The dog rescue I mentioned is Rocky Mountain Dachshund Rescue based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. https://rockymountaindachshundrescue.com/ https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories

We're explorers of art mysteries, unusual legends and today the story of an Arctic expedition gone terribly awry This is quite the terrifying story on it's own and it has been turned into an AMC supernatural anthology you might have seen. ships trapped in arctic ice, lead poisoning, abandoned ships and some indications cannibalism— just a hot mess well frozen mess I mean! And then, there's the painting… Art for this episode is from Creative Commons, Man Proposes, God disposes by Edwin Landseer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manproposesgoddisposes.jpg

Let's wipe away the dusty cobwebs at the edges of our memories. Did you ever take a pencil or crayon and take a rubbing of an image? When you make a rubbing, it's like magic seeing the reproduction of the surface appear, although you rub the crayon across the surface to get the desired reproduction. Maybe it was an embossed book or a sampler of autumn leaves showing their shapes and textures? Or maybe you know someone or have done this yourself, taken a rubbing from a place you've visited whether for the art, a memoir–or for the information. So far, so not spooky you say? Let's just remember to keep your flashlights close as we head into the Whispering Gallery AND the cemetery! Join me to discover a handful of headstones worthy of a photo, a rubbing and yes, even a recipe card. whisperingcontact@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Episode Music: Toy Piano Boogie by The Piccadilly Pipers, public domain Photo Source: Ellie Burgin https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-birds-on-tomb-stones-3498985 Thank you to the FreeSound Audio Artists for the great music and sound FX! https://freesound.org/people/turkitron/sounds/110529/ https://freesound.org/people/Darkash28/sounds/529967/ Thunder: n/a https://freesound.org/people/EX-AN/sounds/515923/ https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/414279/ https://freesound.org/people/Sly_R/sounds/545926/ https://freesound.org/people/TheDweebMan/sounds/277192/ https://freesound.org/people/Garuda1982/sounds/634616/ https://freesound.org/people/olver/sounds/417862/ https://freesound.org/people/pycckuu20032003/sounds/85245/ https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/212029/ https://freesound.org/people/KaterinaGalasova/sounds/461928/ https://freesound.org/people/F.M.Audio/sounds/570530/ https://freesound.org/people/TRP/sounds/616957/

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 Illustrator

Sugar skulls are considered folk art and said to have come from Southern Mexico—they are part of the celebration for Día de los Muertos in English: Day of the Dead. This is not the celebration of Halloween—in Mexico.  The “day” of the dead is actually two days of remembering loved ones who have passed away and welcoming their spirits home. I feel like they've got this holiday down way better than I've ever celebrated Memorial Day! Color, sugar skulls, spirits, paper flowers, candles, good food and marigolds. It seems like a celebration of inclusivity bringing the living and the dead together. Episode Art: Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy), from the portfolio 36 Grabados: José Guadalupe Posada, published by Arsacio Vanegas, Mexico City, c. 1910, zinc etching, 34.5 x 23 cm. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:La_Calavera_Catrina#/media/File:Posada2.Catrina.jpeg Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio Thank you to Free Sound and the following contributors to that sound library for making the music and background sound for this episode possible!  https://freesound.org/people/ThisIsMiniMe/sounds/327406/ https://freesound.org/people/TheScriabin/sounds/404952/ https://freesound.org/people/taurindb/sounds/132124/ https://freesound.org/people/Cloud-10/sounds/562834/ https://freesound.org/people/TexasMusicForge/sounds/2687/ https://freesound.org/people/bone666138/sounds/198879/ https://freesound.org/people/zagi2/sounds/265615/ https://freesound.org/people/hantorio/sounds/121945/ Show Music by the Piccadilly Pipers.

So who did Circe turn into pigs? What specialty of magic could have done that? Did she really live alone on an island? Find out next on the Whispering Gallery! In the northern hemisphere the days are growing shorter, and the air, crisp as the snap of a Halloween apple, makes our cheeks ruddy—join me to finish our two parter about two hauntingly special, and magical women. Well more than one if we're talking about the Oracle of Delphi–and the myths and stories surrounding Circe have identified her as a witch, an enchantress and even as a goddess. There is a mountain of artwork about Circe from on the sides of pots/vases to oil paintings and yes the pre raphaelites took a stab at painting her. Her story has called to artists throughout history to be illustrated and you'll see some of these pieces on instagram and others on Facebook on the Whispering Gallery.  Look for artwork about Circe on the Whispering Gallery podcasts Facebook and Instagram pages! Circe painted by Nicolas Régnier (1558/1591-1667), oil on canvas, height: 44 in; width: 53.1 in, private collection, Source/Photographer: Sotheby's Lot.37 Image Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/.../File:Circe_by_Nicolas_R... Thanks to the Internet Archive for the 78 RPM Music, and to FreeSound. - La fille aux cheveux de lin, Bruyères, Tristan Risselin by Claude Debussy Publication date 1948 Topics 78 rpm, classical, instrumental, piano) - His Master's Voice Language French; English Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Preludes, Book I - VIII. (… La fille aux cheveux de lin) Preludes, Book II - V. (… Bruyères) Tristan Risselin (piano) Recorded: 16 January 1947, Abbey Road studios, London Issued: 1948 (for export to Belgium) Format: coarse-groove, 78 rpm, 10” / 25 cm, electrical Catalogue number: JO 56 Matrices: 0EA 11575-1 / 0EA 11576-2 Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Join me for more of the mysteries of the Oracle of Delphi, including some science about the vapors, and I attempt to sort out the multiple titles being thrown around including sybil, oracle, pythia and prophetess.  Episode Image: Pytia, by Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929). Painting: oil on canvas (1917), height: 82.6 in; width: 43.3 in. Location: Collection National Museum in Kraków, Source/Photographer: culture.pl, source: Wikimedia Commons Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

This episode (Part 1) starts out with the Oracle of Delphi (from Greece) and some of the less known things about this "individual" and what she did that warranted such fame that has crossed the centuries. Was she simply extraordinarily gifted at prophecy? Look for the Whispering Gallery podcast on Facebook and Instagram.  Episode Image: Pytia, by Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929). Painting: oil on canvas (1917), height: 82.6 in; width: 43.3 in. Location: Collection National Museum in Kraków, Source/Photographer: culture.pl, source: Wikimedia Commons Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Is that mummy brown on your palette? If you're unsure, we can always check for DNA. May I invite you to turn your flashlight on? Welcome to the spooky cool (or rather, spooky ghoul) world of paranormal and unexplained art!  Our creepy gallery of scary goodies include cursed paintings, uap phenomena, poisonous pigments, sea monsters, ghost stories, and other mysteries–frankly I don't know if there's enough sage to go around. But I don't want to frighten you, before you hear the stories. Just be sure to keep your flashlights close–there's no going back.   Join the Whispering Gallery podcast for spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories from around the globe. Look for us on your favorite podcather and remember–to keep your flashlight close, and your spooky art stories closer while visiting the Whispering Gallery. Sound Effects and Music from Free Sound: Thunder: https://freesound.org/people/hantorio/sounds/121945/ Clockmaker Song: https://freesound.org/people/StephieQueen/sounds/587385/ Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

In ancient Mesopotamia people didn't just want to believe in ghosts, or yearn for an extraordinary encounter in a shadowy haunted building. They believed in ghosts. Ghosts were simply part of normal everyday life. They were to put it plainly— expected. Let's take a closer look at the first known drawing of a ghost--drawn in clay. If a ghost were to become a problem or a nuisance, something would need to be done about it. In fact Irving Finkle author of The First Ghosts and curator at the British Museum likened the situation to needing to call the plumber. Got a clogged drain? You'd call a professional to help. Got a ghost? Who ya gonna call? The exorcism guy! And he came prepared, ready with a really well rounded guide with specifics on how-to-get-rid of ghosts with programmatic if this, then do this type of thing and kind of umbrella-like statements, to cover things. You don't want to do a half-baked job when getting rid of a ghost. The guide, not as convenient as our phones, or even a book was written in cuneiform on clay tablets. What does all of this have to do with art? From what I understand of all of the detailed instructions for the many situations that had to be considered in getting a ghost to leave–they weren't all illustrated. But here's an “if statement” — What if I told you that one of these clay tablets was really special, with the oldest known (3,500 years old) drawing of a miserable, sad man–a bearded ghost? Finkle gives the example that maybe the man had three wives and lost each of them. One could jump to the conclusion that he would follow a young woman to the underworld, thus the ritual that complemented the illustration that we'll talk about in more depth. First here's the formal description of the piece: Title: Tablet impressed with Mesopotamian ghost, side profile  Artist: Master craftsperson Date: 1,500 BCE Geography: Ancient Babylon Medium: Clay tablet Dimensions: Fits in a person's hand Classification: Tablet Location: British Museum, Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG, UK (has not been displayed) Acquired: 19th century, approximately half of the tablet is missing Photo © British Museum, line drawing © James Fraser and Chris Cobb for The First Ghosts at https://news.artnet.com/.../oldest-ghost-british-museum... Thanks to the audio sound artists at FreeSound for the accompanying sound/music. Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Listen to find a young scientist recording color while at the cusp of discovery, —a bilingual Swedish chemist adding a new but dangerous pigment to the game, —and we will put a well-intentioned pigment-based hypothesis to bed about the death of Napoleon Bonaparte—just a few of the unforgettable stories of pigments from our colorful past! You're listening to the Whispering Gallery podcast so keep your flashlight close, in case the lights go out!  Thank you to the audio creators on Freesound for the music and sound FX! Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Dig up the disturbing story of the many desecrated mummies of ancient Egyptians, and their feline friends, who were meant to be undisturbed. It's not just a scary story but the terrifying reality of Mummy Brown paint. “A few odd limbs…” The color: Mummy Brown has a seriously haunting story. Fair Use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwXfvfPy6fc PBS special: King Tut Special posted by Darryl Kinson starting at right around four minutes into the video.  The photo of Tutanchamun's death mask - This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. By Myk Reeve, December 26, 2002 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutanchamun_Maske.jpg Audio: Music and Sound FX credits: Fresound.org: TheoTer, Papanin Kasettratat, jepe009, szegvarti, Humanoid9000, breviceps Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Yoshitoshi's 36 Ghost woodblock prints are the focus of this episode. I've read he wanted to create 100, but there are 36 Ghost woodblock prints and I've heard the “ghost” expression may not be an entirely accurate translation especially as you dig into the stories. There are some ghosts, but there are other “strange” things depicted including demons. (Ukiyo-e) The image for this episode is from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ''The Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree'', October 1889. From the ''Thirty-six Ghosts'' series. 9.25" x 14.25". The print depicts the magical Kurozome, who has manifest as the spirit of the Komachi cherry tree. From http://www.japane Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Grab a warm cup of tea and join us for some Japanese ghost stories and folklore in this introduction to Yoshitoshi's Thirty-six Ghosts (that he created as woodblock prints). The stories are read to you from the book "Japanese Legends and Folklore - Samurai Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends, Fairy Tales, Myths and Historical Accounts" by A.B. Mitford. We'll be exploring the ghostly woodblock prints in our next episode. The image for this episode is from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, ''The Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree'', October 1889. From the ''Thirty-six Ghosts'' series. 9.25" x 14.25". The print depicts the magical Kurozome, who has manifest as the spirit of the Komachi cherry tree. Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Just over two decades ago Edward St. John Gorey left us to follow the path taken by the doomed Gashlycrumb Tinies. A Pisces, he was born in February of 1925 he used his pen and ink drawings to invite us into his cross-hatched Edwardian and Victorian styled stories.  E is for Edward who attended the ballet G is for Gorey who poked the bear with his story If you haven't seen his drawings please, please, check out the Whispering Gallery podcast on Instagram. His drawings didn't always spell out everything for us which left us to draw our own conclusions About how the story was actually going down. And while there seems to be an immediate response to categorize his work as macabre or horror, that may not be entirely the case.  There is a very Edward Gorey mystery to be investigated. Were his drawings meant to be designated to and locked in the genre of horror and the macabre or was there something else that he was shooting for? In the book Ascending Peculiarity he states:  Quote “Explaining something makes it go away, so to speak; what's important is left after you have explained everything else.” Unquote Edward left things not shown in his drawings. Allowing us to draw our own conclusions. For example in most of the Gashlycrumb Tinies illustrations, you see the problematic situation that the tinies face, but mostly you don't see them experiencing their end. B is for Basil assaulted by bears and he is being surrounded by two very large bears, that is all you see. One of the bears is stepping closer. However there is no mistaking R is for Rhoda! Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Edward Gorey's pen and ink drawings, with cross hatching, give off a spooky vibe. He leaves quite a bit to the reader/viewers imagination. Join me for a a reading of "The Doubtful Guest" written and illustrated by Edward Gorey.  Then we take a detour to his favorite breakfast haunt with "Edward Gorey's Favorite Diner Isn't Spooky At All" by Tove Danovich Updated February 13, 2018 MyRecipes.com | Extra Crispy Should Edward Gorey's work be categorized as horror or is it macabre? Or is there something else going on? Did he have a different intention? We'll go down this rabbit hole in the next episode and it might be a surprise! Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

What made the Polybius arcade game strange, and so scary? Well, it's not a real game. It's fakelore, better known as urban legend (from what I've read there are games by that name now, but they came out after the rumor-mill had been started. What made it scary? The threat it posed to players Health and well-being. The men in black, the possibility they were tracking the high scores for their organizations nefarious reasons. That the games were removed within weeks of being dropped off. Polybius, the fake-arcade game, has a starring role in dark coin-op arcade video game lore—and is who we've been looking for as the phantom of the arcade. So, what exactly are we talking about? What's a Polybius? Turns out as it relates to our story it's a who and a what. Going chronologically, Polybius is the name of a conscientious Greek historian (who lived in Arcadia and was later kidnapped and taken to Rome, 841 miles away and across the Ionian sea (east of the Mediterranean sea).  Polybius lived from 200 BC to 118 AD and wrote the Histories (originally 40 volumes about the rise of Rome) and the people of the Hellenistic period—he included their ideas and the events of the time period. Polybius was known to question other historians and he was very careful with presenting things accurately. Quote from passage xii 4c; “…to question as many people as possible, to believe such witnesses as are trustworthy, and to prove him [the historian] a good judge of the reports that reach him”. He even wrote about his intent to share the truth and apologized if he ever missed the mark saying the error would have been an honest mistake. So, somebody out there must have been thinking they're a comedian. Polybius was born in “Arcadia” - haha…arcade, get it!?! And the twist is that he believed historians should not report on anything they are unable to verify through multiple people and eyewitnesses… but, they can't verify the Polybius arcade video game - said resources aren't available. Very clever.  Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Special Note: 07/09/21 This episode is steeped video game history (art/games/Atari). A industry insider is reviewing the episode and I'll re-upload this episode with any updates.  I'll be getting episode 2 ready with more behind the scenes stories about art revisions at Atari, and the story of Polybius, the Phantom of the arcade. We're tracking early era video game art from the mid-1900's to the time of legend. Which time of legend? Stay tuned and together we'll follow the path of jingling quarters into the video game arcades in search of the Polybius coin-op arcade game—and the happy homes with Atari 2600's and handfuls of game cartridges--all from decades past, and guess what? There's more art involved than you or I might have guessed!  As Pacman races through his mazes, being chased by colorful ghosts, we're winding our way through the intricate maze of video game art as it all was being developed in the primordial soup of digital ideas and creativity. We're not just talking Pong, but I won't kid you, it's part of the video game art story.  We'll mainly focus on  the Atari coin-op and home console Video Computer System (VCS) also known as the Atari 2600 and the related box cover-art and video game art. Atari was the leader in the video game industry, but companies like Namco, Nintendo, Activision, Intellivision, Cinematronics Arcade, Imagic, Kee's Game Arcade, and Commodore were busy working in the industry as well. One thing that stands out about Atari was that they didn't give their engineers, artists and programmers any credit for working on the games, but we'll be talking about them, with a little help from the book, Art of Atari by Tim Lapetino. “Everybody believes in innovation until they see it. Then they think, 'Oh, no; that'll never work. It's too different.'” -- Nolan BushnellThe mystery begins well before we start our search for the phantom of the Polybius arcade game. The 70's was a time of kids on pedal bikes with banana seats, Bonnie bell lip smackers, moon boots and feathered hair. Commercial artists were coming to the end of the “cut and paste” and overhead projector era but technology was not entirely there yet for them to begin working on computers. Stay tuned for the next episode, we haven't talked about Polybius yet! Research sources: (details to come) books, online, documentaries, interviews, game sound clips, Stella (A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator https://stella-emu.github.io), an Atari Video Computer System (VCS), intro music by https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/  Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Join me for some detective work, to find clues about the missing flowers and find out why the Semper Augustus bulb was so highly regarded, and how tulips made it to Holland in the first place. And what's the deal with the missing flowers when they appear to be all accounted for in the Dutch Golden age paintings? Let's get started and dig into the shadowy garden of secrets. During the Dutch Golden age a popular category artists painted in was still life and drilling further into that category - floral arrangements. I think the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, Netherlands describes the flower painting best on their web page displaying Flower Still Life by Hans Gillisz Bollinger (1644) oil on wood - they said “A bouquet of striped tulips, a rose, an orange lily, a red and white carnation, stocks and a cyclamen. This is an imaginary bouquet…” Were these painters of flowers - early fantasy-botanical artists? Recording flowers and sometimes insects, often incorporating broken tulips into their compositions. Broken tulips were a clear favorite of many of the painters. We'll talk about what broken tulips are soon. If you're like me, you might be surprised that tulips didn't originally come from Holland. Tulips grew wild in the valleys of the heavenly mountains, or the Tian Shan mountains of China. How did tulips end up in Holland? There are so many questions, right?!?  It wasn't from point a to point b.  Thank you so much for your company and for listening! Keep your flashlight close and your spooky art stories closer while visiting the Whispering gallery.  The writing and production of the Whispering Gallery podcast and copyright are held by Suzanne Nikolaisen. whisperingcontact@gmail.com @whisperinggallerypodcast Get a WG skull pin at etsy.com/shop/SuzanneNikolaisenArt Episode Image: Semper Augustus, artist unknown, before 1640, gouache on paper, height: 30.8 cm (12.1 in); width: 20 cm (7.8 in), Norton Simon Museum https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Semper_Augustus_Tulip_17th_century.jpg Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Today we're continuing our two part journey into sand paintings not long for this world. This time we're heading into the world of sacred sand paintings at what's known as the roof of the world, Tibet, an autonomous zone in China which is just north of the Himalayan mountains.  Let's go beyond the spinning Tibetan prayer wheels, the luminous glow of multitudes of flickering butter candles, and into the mystery of the sand painting called the Kalachakra Mandala. If you haven't seen it please visit us on Instagram @Whisperinggallerypodcast.  There are hundreds of deities concealed within the mysterious, and flat, 2D sand painting. I'm not sure if this is just representative? Given logic, spatial limitations ie the missing full size mansion with rooms and different floors with room for the deities  there's no clear explanation how they pull this off—If we go all sci-fi or mystical maybe they're in there somehow, just around the corner so to speak. Dimensions, wormholes or string theory - who knows? So Sand painting versus 3D model of the five floor mansion rendered in Maya that we can explore… not today my friends, not today.  Instead, Hold on to your hat! Because what you're actually looking at-is- the 3D Kalachakra Mandala, from above. Drone view of a five-story mansion holding 722 deities — and this  is where the Kalachakra deity manifests the state of enlightenment. If your head is spinning, you're not alone.  Thanks to:  internet archive for our music Wonders of Tibet.com Great Courses Good Reads  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmistaken_Child Amazon Prime Namgyal.org Namgyalmonastery.org Wou.edu Western Oregon University bbc.co.uk Archive.sltrib.com The Salt Lake Tribune Britanica.com Wikipedia Wikimedia.org mandala-painting.com/sand-mandalas/ Kalachakra - the Enlightenment (documentary) The monks who made the Mandala were: Tenzin Chokden, Tenzin Choedak, Tenzin Lyang, Tenzin Kalsang, Tenzin Lodoe, Tenzin Nyima https://freesound.org/people/kevp888/sounds/440240/ kevp888 Sept 14th 2018 br_094_Himalaya_Buddhistmonks.mpe https://freesound.org/people/kevp888/sounds/440242/ kevp888 BR_096_Himalaya_BuddhistMonks.mp3 https://freesound.org/people/djgriffin/sounds/98844/ djgriffin, June 11 2010 Tibetan Buddhist chanting > ganze gompa monks the monks morning meditation prayer ritual https://freesound.org/people/TitusL108/sounds/272058/ TitusL108 Tibetan sounds > Tibetan singing bowl 3 Ghost of the Mountains, Disney Documentary The writing and production of the Whispering Gallery podcast and copyright are held by Suzanne Nikolaisen. If you would like to support the podcast visit buymeacoffee.com/suznikart to help cover the cost of books, research subscriptions and our podcast host. If you'd like to purchase a Whispering Gallery skull pin visit the Etsy store at: etsy.com/shop/SuzanneNikolaisenArt Thank you again for listening! Keep your flashlight close and your spooky art stories closer while visiting the Whispering gallery.  Image source: namgyal.org/sand-mandala Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

This episode of unusual art stories takes us into the parched mysteries of the the southwest desert in the United States to the Navajo (Dine') Nation where sunburnt stone and windswept canyons have witnessed generations of legendary healing from sand paintings that may seem to be an enigma to outsiders of this solitary wilderness.  This is part one, of a two part series, on the impermanent nature of sacred dry sand paintings. Art that is destroyed after its created may seem unusual but take a step into the unknown with us to find out why. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Photo Source: navajopeople.org/navajo-sand-painting.htm Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Venture into the past where some viking art was expressed as stone ships put to harbor inland. Within the pages of a book a stone ship rests, nestled in a clearing surrounded by pine-tree-guardians, where the grasses grow right up against the stones; breaking like calm seas in wispy dry strands. Listen to this episode to find out why the stone ships earth art was created. Please Note: the various different ages gave me some trouble - the Bronze Age, The Viking Age, the Nordic Bronze Age, depending on the resource the dates don't seem to stay consistent. I kind of just had to put a pin in the map and do my best. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast 1. Readings from The Atlas of Legendary Places, Gotland, by James Harpur and Jennifer Westwood, Konecky & Konecky, A Marshall Edition, p. 106-108.  Photo Source: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gnisvaerd-Gotland-2006-04-27-a.jpg Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, Photo by N. Stjerna Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

This art ghost story should not be missed! Join Emily and Suzanne to wrap up this series on the sighting (and photo) of who some say is Claude Monet's ghost! Find out about the colors Monet painted with as an impressionistic artist, his vegetable garden, and even his final resting place.  If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

In this second episode we talk more about the impressionistic French artist Claude Monet. Gain insight on his famous water lilies, and find out what happened at the art gallery to make them believe his ghost had visited them.  Stay tuned to catch the third and final episode about the artist Claude Monet and the mystery surrounding the ghost story. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

As we begin to explore the possibility of Claude Monet's ghost visiting the Cleveland Museum of Art, we wanted to get to know the impressionist painter. Monet lived in Giverny, France. He loved flowers and he painted the waterlilies in his garden many times. He is quoted as saying: "My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece"  Find out where his waterlily pond came from (it wasn't a natural pond). Monet had not just one garden, but two. Persephone takes a trip to Hades court in the underworld and the world blooms on her return!   Please check out the WhisperingGalleryPodcast on Instagram for photos that we post about these episodes.  If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast The image displayed is Water Lillies painted in 1916 by Claude Monet. https://www.wikiart.org/en/claude-monet/water-lilies-40 (Public Domain) Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Monet loved flowers and he had two thriving gardens. It seemed that Persephone's story was appropriate to lead us in to the ghost story. Please check out the WhisperingGalleryPodcast on Instagram for photos that we post about these episodes.  The image displayed is Water Lillies painted in 1916 by Claude Monet. https://www.wikiart.org/en/claude-monet/water-lilies-40 (Public Domain) Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Join us in the fairy circle to learn about the painting "Midsummer Eve" by Edward Robert Hughes. He was influenced by aestheticism, his uncle who was also an artist, and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; ultimately studying at the Royal Academy of Arts.  Ok Gallery-whisperers let's tread softly through the fog that lingers and hides shadows, and that could possibly even disguise shadowy creatures and beings that may belong in fairyland and not a borough of London.  If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Put on your reading glasses join us in the Whispering Gallery to hear about some groovy science fiction books from the 1960's and 1970's! When it comes to the sci fi book covers we try to paint pictures with words. Thank you for joining us in far away jungles, with rockets and robots! This episode was a funky journey into the realm of science fiction book cover art. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Thanks for being curious with us! We talk about Vincent van Gogh - his art, including his painting of the Almond Blossoms for his godson and his mental and physical health. We hypothesize that his death wasn't a suicide. We hope you'll join us! If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Vincent van Gogh is known for his art. For impressionistic paintings bursting with intensity of color and brushstrokes! Uncover some of the mysteries of Vincent's life, from what Theo called his "storms" to the complexity of what physical and mental health issues may have been ongoing. (The art shown is Still Life of Two Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh, Public Domain from Wiki art.) If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

How could we not talk about the Black Forest gateau (or cake) for a moment? We get back to reality with the real Black Forest which stands between the Nuremberg, Germany and Basel, Switzerland. Find out about the history and current practices of creating engravings and prints.   Thanks for listening! Be sure to tell a friend about the podcast to help us grow! Danke Schon!  If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

A broadsheet news article was printed and circulated reporting an event that had taken place in the skies over the city of Nuremberg, Germany before dawn on April 14, 1561. The broadsheet featured a woodcut engraving illustrating the “celestial phenomenon” that many who lived in the city, and outside the city gates had witnessed. The woodcut engraving and text were created by Hans Wolff Glaßer. We continue our discussion with the phenomena that continued over Basel Switzerland a few years later recorded with another engraving this time printed in the "Flugblatt of Basel 1566" pamphlet by Samuel Apiarius and Samuel Coccius. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Find out more about the mysterious kraken and dive into deep-sea gigantism and find out who's likely the largest of the cephalopods! We hope you'll join us! If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

The Pacific Northwest is beautiful in October; at the Heceta Head Light Keepers home the sweet peas were still in bloom, the herbs in the garden were doing great and pumpkins adorned the stairs to the porch. The Heceta Head lighthouse is a working lighthouse that first went into service in the spring of 1894. Learn more about the historic lighthouse and the ghost story. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

We unfurl the stories of octopus of ancient Greece, and feature sculpture, mosaics and digital art. We were able to find the Scandinavian folklore that told the tale of the kraken. We hope you enjoy the thrills and chills of creatures from the deep in this episode! If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Dive into the watery deep to learn about the kraken. Set sail with us to understand the biology of cephalopods like the squid and octopus. And find out about a piece of kraken-inspired art by a French naturalist. We share a short reading from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Vern and some incredible stories. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Join Emily and Suzanne as they share more about dragons and illuminated lettering. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Jump into the dragon's pond and track down ancient crocodiles (Cretaceous period) who could potentially "be" the dragon in the story. One of the paintings "Saint George Killing the Dragon" by Leonhard Beck (1515) shows something very much like a crocodile. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

We're digging into the story of Saint George, a princess in distress, and a dragon. We uncover more about the story, types of dragons, and even self-rescuing princesses. Reference links at https://whisperingpodcast.blogspot.com/ Follow us on Instagram for updates on the stories @whisperinggallerypodcast. We've posted related art on Instagram. Thanks for listening! If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Delve into the mysteries surrounding several haunted and cursed paintings. We also discuss why the eyes in some portraits seem to follow you! If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

In the last of our series of episodes covering Hope Diamond, we talk about the curse in detail. We also cover a more in depth time line of the diamond. We hope you'll tune in as we wrap up the first story that we've told on this podcast! If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

Dig into where the history of the Hope Diamond started out. We'll follow this beautiful gem from the French Monarchy, then possibly onto King George in the United Kingdom. Find out who surfaced with the diamond after it was stolen before it left the hands of royalty entirely. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio

We introduce the legendary Hope Diamond, take a look at the geology of diamonds, the 4 C's: cut, clarity, colour and carat. We also present Marco Polo's writings on where diamonds are found and how they are obtained. Stay tuned for the next episode on The Hope Diamond. We are covering the Hope Diamond in 3 episodes. If you're new to the Whispering Gallery podcast and our spooky, spine-tingling and hard-to-believe art stories I hope you'll subscribe and join our community! Please rate and review the podcast and share it with a friend. Take care! Say hello, DM me on Instagram and comment on the posts to join the conversation! @whisperinggallerypodcast (Note: the music is long on the Hope Dimond episodes it's less in future episodes.) Please Support the Whispering Gallery Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/suzannenikolaisenart https://www.buymeacoffee.com/suznikart Social Media https://www.facebook.com/whisperinggallerystories/ https://www.instagram.com/whisperinggallerypodcast/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/MysticMediumsStudio