La Femme Chauve-Souris (The Bat-Woman) 1890

Claude Paradin, Devises Héroïques, 1551

"Witches' Night" is here!

May Day Eve (Apr 30) is Walpurgisnacht (Walpurgis Night) across parts of Europe.

Known as "the other Halloween", it's a time when witches and evil spirits take to the skies for a little mischief.

'The Incantation of Morgan Le Fay' Art by Hogan McLaughlin

From Omnia Andreae Alciati V.C. Emblemata, 1577.

Here are all the vintage bats we’ve so far encountered.

Sandrine Pelletier, White snake (2007), created using lace making techniques

Armored breastplate crafted by Filippo Negroli (fl.1532-51), made of metal. Currently part of the collection at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy.

Picta Poesis (1552) Barthélemy Aneau

Gray wolves (Canis lupus) by Tom Vezo

“What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.”

— Rumi

Bilal Al-Shams, Sacrifice