#queenofmay

"Demoiselle de Mai" - 2022 - Photographer & Model : Psyché O. An evocation of the tradition and myth of the Queen of May. Print available here. Thank you for your kind words about my work :)

May Queen, specially for the Turquoise and Cyan days in Rainbow marathon from Dina Kalinkina. And for the Beltane, of course. Soft pastels on paper, 41 x 41 cm. Prints will be available in a few days. Майская королева для Радужного марафона. И для Белтейна ))) #радужныймарафон20 #fantasyart #mayqueen #queenofmay #beltane #beltain #visionaryart #clipsocallipso #beltaneblessings #beltaine #celtics #celtic #celticmythology #celticgoddess #ostara #artecontemporaneo #womanartist #womanart #magicart #magicrealism #womanpower #beautifulbizarre #society6artists #society6community #redbubbleartists #topcreator #pastelpainting #softpastels #neoclassical #neoclassicism https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qlKFxHqBb/?igshid=1ep41ag487327

30th May - May Book Haul May new releases that this #independentbookshop loves. That rounds up May - thank you for following! We won't do June, but if you see a photo challenge you think we'd enjoy, please let us know! @moontrugger @simonkidsuk @simonandschuster @penguinukbooks @puffinbooksuk @jeffkinneyoriginal @rowleyjeffersonsjournal @klarahawkins @ladybirdbooks @campbell_books @uzin25 @laura.deo @arcturusbooks #franceslincolnchildrensbooks @ericfanillustration @terryfanillustration #queenofmay #queenofmay19 #bookishchallenge #maybookstagram19 #bookstagramchallenge #photochallenge #monthlychallenge #bookchallenge #bookstagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #maychallenge #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByhlpzUAG2g/?igshid=k3fq0oqdyly9

26th May - Purple The first result on the publisher's list is Ottoline and the Purple Cat. Who am I to argue? "Ottoline and Mr Munroe are confronted with a purple fox proposing to lead them on an after-hours urban safari. This results in the pair looking for an anonymous and demonstrably broken-hearted poet leaving work stickered on lampposts, with their intention being to solve the poet's problems." @chris_riddell @macmillankidsbooks #queenofmay #queenofmay19 #bookishchallenge #maybookstagram19 #bookstagramchallenge #photochallenge #monthlychallenge #bookchallenge #bookstagram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #maychallenge #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByI5pkxgsIE/?igshid=1mfv2rbgogjux

25th May - Maps There's always an excuse to talk about Harry Potter! This beautiful guidebook to the secrets of Hogwarts comes with four foldout pages containing portions of the Marauder's Map, and an invisible ink wand pen and light. The light reveals invisible ink secrets on the foldout pages, while the pen allows readers to create their own magical map at the back of the book. £9.99 if you'd like one... #jkrowling @scholasticinc #harrypotter #maps #maraudersmap #queenofmay #queenofmay19 #bookishchallenge #maybookstagram19 #bookstagramchallenge #photochallenge #monthlychallenge #bookchallenge #bookstaram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #maychallenge #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByAuJK-AuN-/?igshid=8hzy9lwtnzut

18th May - Blue Eleanor was really looking forward to doing tthe colour prompts, so I had to wait (a whole week) until she was ready... Eleanor loves this book - Wonky Donkey. Here's her donkey being spunky and winky. If you want to order, it's £6.99 #blue #wonkydonkey #thisweekeleanorloves #craigsmith @katzcowleyillustration @scholastic_uk #queenofmay #queenofmay19 #bookishchallenge #maybookstagram19 #bookstagramchallenge #photochallenge #monthlychallenge #bookchallenge #bookstaram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #maychallenge #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7PFZUgplW/?igshid=5z1ym193ap0o

22nd May - Fantastical Creatures I love a good dystopian novel, and this is looking good so far (I'm a couple of chapters in!) Phoenix was created in a lab, an accelerated person, for scientific experiments, it appears. So she's my #fantasticalcreatures for today. @nnediokorafor #thebookofphoenix @hodderbooks #hodderkids #queenofmay #queenofmay19 #bookishchallenge #maybookstagram19 #bookstagramchallenge #photochallenge #monthlychallenge #bookchallenge #bookstaram #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #maychallenge #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @sittingbournelife @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens (at Sittingbourne) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx2wmkvglcF/?igshid=1xj2gmh3u3z1u

20th May- Hard covers. My absolute favourite hard cover books are these stunning @puffinbooksuk V&A collectors editions with the patterns on the books being from the @vamuseum archives -by Arts and crafts pioneer William Morris 🍃🌺~ Kate #queenofmay #queenofmay19 #bookishchallenge #maybookstagram19 #bookstagramchallenge #photochallenge #monthlychallenge #bookchallenge #bookstagram #kidlit #victoriaandalbertmuseum #williammorris #booklove #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #maychallenge #hardcover #windinthewillows #Aliceinwonderland #puffinclassics #lovereadinglovebooks #sendmybook #beautifulbooks #loveyourlocalbookshop #booksaremybag #nickelbooks #bookshopheroes @queen_of_books_and_sleep @booksaremybag @meryl.halls @book_tokens https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx13ceygL-M/?igshid=1hsemgqu4rpx1