Ele Willoughby, PhDminouette@spore.social

Nov 5, 2026, 1:53 PM

I’m planning my illustrations for #FolktaleWeek26 and one thing I like to do is look at how work in my portfolio might fit the prompts, to help brainstorm about the right #folktale or #fairytale to illustrate.

The first prompt is glimpse, which made me think of fairytales with animal/supernatural spouses where glimpses of their alternate forms are forbidden.

Here are a couple such stories illustrated. First, in East of the Sun, West of the Moon, the princess is 🧵1/

https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/4398053533

My 8” x 10” Lino block print ‘East of the Sun, West of the Moon.’ It shows a standing polar bear facing forward with one arm around a girl with braids in a dress and a bell between his paws. It’s printed in a dark blue-black. The girl has round pink cheeks. There’s a hint of silver for the bell. Behind the bear the aurora glows green.