The Puppeteer Contemplates Death and the Devil

The Puppeteer Contemplates Death and the Devil. Original painting, acrylic on prepared paper 8" x 10"
by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

Painting does not contain the black bars or the "My Good Babushka" watermark included here for formatting and security purposes.

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The Puppeteer Contemplates Death and the Devil

Work in progress.

The Dead Guard Our Seeds

The Dead Guard Our Seeds. Original painting 8" x 10" acrylic painting on prepared paper. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.
Painting does not contain the black bars or the "My Good Babushka" watermark included here for formatting and security purposes.

In Poland, the dead were believed to lie in the earth guarding seeds. Ancient Poles, in the spring or fall, brought food to their ancestors' graves, so the dead would not grow angry and cause the earth to be barren. This painting is inspired by that story.

A Pale Rider

A Pale Rider. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler. The last person to be buried in a churchyard each year is called the Ankon, who becomes death itself. He rides through town in the form of a skeleton and is a portent of death. - Folk Lore of Brittany

A Pale Rider

Work in progress. The last person to be buried in a churchyard each year is called the Ankon, who becomes death itself. He rides through town in the form of a skeleton and is a portent of death. - Folk Lore of Brittany

A Pale Rider

The last person to be buried in a churchyard each year is called the Ankon, who becomes death itself. He rides through town in the form of a skeleton and is a portent of death. - Folk Lore of Brittany
Work in progress today.

The White Hart Brings an Omen

The White Hart Brings an Omen. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.
Inspired by the story of St. Julian who was hunting a stag, and the stag told him that he (Julian) would one day kill his own mother and father.

The White Hart Brings an Omen

Work in progress.

R is for Rat Torture

R is for Rat Torture. 9" x 12" cotton floss on cotton canvas. One panel of my Executioner's Alphabet, Tapestry in progress.

Q is for Quartering

Hand embroidered panel, Q is for Quartering. approximately 9" x 12", cotton canvas and cotton floss. Part of my Executioner's Alphabet Tapestry, in progress.

P is for Poison

Hand embroidered panel approximately 9" x 12" cotton floss on cotton canvas. A part of my Executioner's Alphabet, Tapestry in progress.

P is for Poison

P is for Poison. From my Executioner's Alphabet, tapestry in progress. Each panel is hand embroidered, approximately 9" x 12", cotton floss on cotton canvas. They will be sewn together into one big piece at the end.

O is for Oubliette and P is for Poison

O is for Oubliette. Hand embroidered panel, approximately 9" x 12", just finished.
P is for Poison, just sketched out on canvas and ready to be embroidered.
Both are part of my Executioner's Alphabet Tapestry in progress.

O is for Oubliette

O is for Oubliette. Hand embroidered panel, approximately 9" x 12", cotton floss on cotton canvas. Part of my Executioner's Alphabet Tapestry, still in progress.

They Will Break Their Hearts with Weeping

They Will Break Their Hearts with Weeping. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler

N is for Necklacing

N is for Necklacing. Work in progress. Hand embroidered panel, cotton floss on cotton canvas, approximately 9" x 12". Part of my Executioner's Alphabet Tapestry.

N is for Necklacing

Part of my Executioner's Alphabet Tapestry in progress. N is for Necklacing, hand embroidered panel 9" x 12" cotton floss on cotton canvas.