In episode 11 of the Pointy Hat Press Podcast, host Kristin Lisenby interviews her partner and co-host, Caitlyn Barone. Caitlyn is the illustrator for Little Witch Books and co-founder of Pointy Hat Press. She is also a photographer, graphic designer, poet, educator, and art witch. In this conversation, Caitlyn shares her creative journey and introduces us to her muses. She contemplates art as a language and the overlaps between art and the occult.
Mentioned in this episode:
Chapter 4: Literary Spellcraft
The Art of the Occult, S. Elizabeth
Women Dreaming into Art, Patricia Ann Ariadne & Emme Edizioni
Library of Esoterica: Witchcraft, Jess Hundley and Pam Grossman
Artemisia Gentileschi, "Susanna and the Elders"
To see different interpretations of "Susanna and the Elders," click here and here.
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Little Witch Tales: Telling the Bees is an illustrated fairy tale about a little witch, a curious invitation, and a sticky, springtime tradition.
Little Witch Hosts Samhain Supper is an illustrated bedtime story about autumn, ancestral magick, and the Season of the Witch.
You can also explore our library of *digital* tales, including The Witch & the Raven, The Deer Mother, and The Hanged Weaver. Digital stories that receive the most love might find their way into future books…
The Pointy Hat Press podcast was created by Kristin Lisenby & Caitlyn Barone, and is produced by Julio Montero. Manuscript submissions are currently closed, but you can follow the PHP Literary Coven on Substack, or at @pointyhatpress and @littlewitchbooks. For wholesale inquiries, please contact [email protected].