I have always been fascinated by this piece, and the detail in pic 4 is lovely: it’s called “Self” by Marc Quinn and it’s made of his own blood, frozen. It’s best explained via his own website: “Self is a self-portrait of the artist, but one that literally uses his body as material since the cast of Quinn’s head, immersed in frozen silicone, is created from ten pints of his own blood. In this way, the materiality of the sculpture has both a symbolic and real function. The work was made at a time when Quinn was an alcoholic and a notion of dependency – of things needing to be plugged in or connected to something to survive – is apparent since the work needs electricity to retain its frozen appearance. A further iteration made every five years, this series of sculptures presents a cumulative index of passing time and an ongoing self-portrait of the artist’s ageing and changing self.” The first image is “Self” (1991) and subsequent images are 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 – various iterations of the same piece. #marcquinn #blood #frozen #self
I have always been fascinated by this piece, and the detail in pic 4 is lovely: it’s called “Self” by Marc Quinn and it’s made of his own blood, frozen. It’s best explained via his own website: “Self is a self-portrait of the artist, but one that literally uses his body as material since the cast of Quinn’s head, immersed in frozen silicone, is created from ten pints of his own blood. In this way, the materiality of the sculpture has both a symbolic and real function. The work was made at a time when Quinn was an alcoholic and a notion of dependency – of things needing to be plugged in or connected to something to survive – is apparent since the work needs electricity to retain its frozen appearance. A further iteration made every five years, this series of sculptures presents a cumulative index of passing time and an ongoing self-portrait of the artist’s ageing and changing self.” The first image is “Self” (1991) and subsequent images are 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 – various iterations of the same piece. #marcquinn #blood #frozen #self
I have always been fascinated by this piece, and the detail in pic 4 is lovely: it’s called “Self” by Marc Quinn and it’s made of his own blood, frozen. It’s best explained via his own website: “Self is a self-portrait of the artist, but one that literally uses his body as material since the cast of Quinn’s head, immersed in frozen silicone, is created from ten pints of his own blood. In this way, the materiality of the sculpture has both a symbolic and real function. The work was made at a time when Quinn was an alcoholic and a notion of dependency – of things needing to be plugged in or connected to something to survive – is apparent since the work needs electricity to retain its frozen appearance. A further iteration made every five years, this series of sculptures presents a cumulative index of passing time and an ongoing self-portrait of the artist’s ageing and changing self.” The first image is “Self” (1991) and subsequent images are 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 – various iterations of the same piece. #marcquinn #blood #frozen #self
I have always been fascinated by this piece, and the detail in pic 4 is lovely: it’s called “Self” by Marc Quinn and it’s made of his own blood, frozen. It’s best explained via his own website: “Self is a self-portrait of the artist, but one that literally uses his body as material since the cast of Quinn’s head, immersed in frozen silicone, is created from ten pints of his own blood. In this way, the materiality of the sculpture has both a symbolic and real function. The work was made at a time when Quinn was an alcoholic and a notion of dependency – of things needing to be plugged in or connected to something to survive – is apparent since the work needs electricity to retain its frozen appearance. A further iteration made every five years, this series of sculptures presents a cumulative index of passing time and an ongoing self-portrait of the artist’s ageing and changing self.” The first image is “Self” (1991) and subsequent images are 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 – various iterations of the same piece. #marcquinn #blood #frozen #self
I have always been fascinated by this piece, and the detail in pic 4 is lovely: it’s called “Self” by Marc Quinn and it’s made of his own blood, frozen. It’s best explained via his own website: “Self is a self-portrait of the artist, but one that literally uses his body as material since the cast of Quinn’s head, immersed in frozen silicone, is created from ten pints of his own blood. In this way, the materiality of the sculpture has both a symbolic and real function. The work was made at a time when Quinn was an alcoholic and a notion of dependency – of things needing to be plugged in or connected to something to survive – is apparent since the work needs electricity to retain its frozen appearance. A further iteration made every five years, this series of sculptures presents a cumulative index of passing time and an ongoing self-portrait of the artist’s ageing and changing self.” The first image is “Self” (1991) and subsequent images are 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 – various iterations of the same piece. #marcquinn #blood #frozen #self
❤️ My Valentine Countdown continues with a holy relic: a reliquary bust from the church of the Groot Begijnhof. I’ve always absolutely loved this bust from the 17th Century, kept under the altar in the Church of St John the Baptist, in Leuven. It’s likely the remains of a Beguine, and features 8 bones including her skull, red velvet, gold thread and some fake hair. You can see the skull behind the highly-decorated face veil; the the eye sockets just peering over the top. #remains2beseen #humanremains #bone #bones #skull #skulls #relic #reliquary #saints #valentinesday #bloodyvalentine #stvalentinesday #stvalentine #bloodyvalentine #february #valentinecountdown
Sound on 😉 and ⚠️ Warning as this may make you feel uncomfortable…. They do say “It’s what’s inside that counts!” Valentines Day is near and it reminds us we can love in all sorts of ways, any day of the year, and sometimes the most important thing is ‘self love’… While perusing some specimens in our cervix section I found this lid from Swartzkopf hairspray… It’s a specimen from the 1970s but there’s barely any information about it except that it had to be removed from a woman’s vaginal cavity and it took 3 hours to retrieve it. There is a massive crack in the lid, at the side, and I imagine that happened while she was using it, meaning that when she pulled the hairspray out the lid remained inside her as the crack loosened it. I have absolutely no problem with exploring sexuality in *any* way at all (in fact, I encourage it as it’s good for your health) but the message from me is “Safety First: Try to use items which are meant to be inside you”! I have so many of these museum things pulled from vaginas and anuses: an anti-aircraft shell, a toothbrush, pencils, hair clips, a stone…the list goes on. But I need your help! If you want to see more content like this in photo or video form, let me know!!!! Post your thoughts in the comments, or just post a black heart 🖤 and I’ll know it’s worth it. Thank you!! PS- this is a good one for radiologists 😉 #selflove #selfcare #xray #radiology #radiography @radgirlcreations
Sound on 😉 and ⚠️ Warning as this may make you feel uncomfortable…. They do say “It’s what’s inside that counts!” Valentines Day is near and it reminds us we can love in all sorts of ways, any day of the year, and sometimes the most important thing is ‘self love’… While perusing some specimens in our cervix section I found this lid from Swartzkopf hairspray… It’s a specimen from the 1970s but there’s barely any information about it except that it had to be removed from a woman’s vaginal cavity and it took 3 hours to retrieve it. There is a massive crack in the lid, at the side, and I imagine that happened while she was using it, meaning that when she pulled the hairspray out the lid remained inside her as the crack loosened it. I have absolutely no problem with exploring sexuality in *any* way at all (in fact, I encourage it as it’s good for your health) but the message from me is “Safety First: Try to use items which are meant to be inside you”! I have so many of these museum things pulled from vaginas and anuses: an anti-aircraft shell, a toothbrush, pencils, hair clips, a stone…the list goes on. But I need your help! If you want to see more content like this in photo or video form, let me know!!!! Post your thoughts in the comments, or just post a black heart 🖤 and I’ll know it’s worth it. Thank you!! PS- this is a good one for radiologists 😉 #selflove #selfcare #xray #radiology #radiography @radgirlcreations
I post this a lot, but I find it fascinating: This pale, decellularized “ghost heart” is a little miracle for organ donation. The concept is a project started by molecular biologist Dr Doris Taylor, and which began around 2008 in the USA. A pig’s heart is placed in a solution which “washes” or removes the cells that make up most of the tissue, leaving just a protein scaffold behind – and amazingly part of this “washing” process involves baby shampoo! The scaffold, a transparent extracellular matrix, is neutral meaning it won’t be rejected by the new host: i.e. the person receiving the heart. After being re-filled with stem cells from the blood or bone marrow of the host, it’s placed into a bioreactor and left to mature into a fully beating heart with a new ‘identity’. This takes a lot of work and time and is now done in a sterile robotic chamber. The heart can then be transplanted into the recipient as if it was their own organ, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs and improving the post-transplant quality of life as less time is required in hospital. Dr Taylor left academia in 2020 and is currently working with private investors to bring her creation to the public. Human trials are on the way soon. 👻 I would absolutely LOVE to teach how to make these in a Saturday workshop (like I used to do with regular lamb heart preservation classes.) It would make an arresting little specimen and unusual gift. WHO WOULD LOVE THIS?! Tell me, in comments, if you’d like this or if you’d like me to start doing organ preservation classes again… 2024 may be the year we can increase public engagement events. 🤞 #valloween #valentinescountdown #valentinesday #valentine #humanremains #ghost #remains2beseen #anatomy #pathology #specimen #heart #hearttransplant #ghostheart #stemcells #organdonation #transplant
(Read on if you work in a hospital or similar…) Since we’re getting near Valentine’s Day, I like to focus on the heart and the intersection between anatomy/pathology and love/romance in a Bloody Valentine countdown. (Whether you like Valentine’s Day, prefer to call it ‘Valloween’ or think it’s pointless, it’s still a great lens to view human remains through, just for fun). ❤️ This is believed to be the real heart relic of St Camillus – who died in 1614 – which was kept for adoration in the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Rome. It began life (well, death) in Killucan in Ireland before being transport to Poland and Peru then finally Rome. He is the patron saint of the sick, doctors, nurses and health workers due to the work he did with the infirm before his death – seems appropriate for my colleagues and many of my followers! If you’re a health worker, nurse, Dr etc comment below: I’m hoping to set out specific visiting times at the museum, like “Medic Mondays” or similar, for any medics or allied health professionals (if we have enough interest) #mybloodyvalentine #humanremains #anatomy #pathology #relic #heart #hearts #stcamillus #rome #relics #valentine #valentinesday #bloodyvalentine #valloween #valentinecountdown #nurse #doctor #healthworker #catholic #catholicism
Sound on 😉 ❤️ Who stole the heart of Laurence O’Toole? This is the 800-year old heart of St O’Toole, a 12th Century Archbishop and Patron Saint of Dublin. It was stolen in 2012, and found 6 years later, undamaged, in the city’s Phoenix Park by Irish police following “an intelligence-led investigation”. The bizarre theft happened at Christ Church Cathedral and it’s believed the thief hid overnight in the cathedral before carrying out the heart heist. The heart-taker used cutters to prise open the iron bars protecting the wooden box holding the saint’s heart, then weirdly the individual lit two peace candles on the Trinity altar in the cathedral before leaving (they didn’t take anything else, not the gold candlesticks or anything from the altars that could have fetched lots of money.) ❤️ Speaking at the time, the dean of Christ Church, the Very Reverend Dermot Dunne, described the relic as having “no economic value” but that it was a “priceless treasure that links our present foundation with its founding father”. The newly-recovered relic was handed over to the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Dr Michael Jackson by Assisstant Garda Commissioner Pat Leahy. (For those who don’t know, “Gardai” is the Irish police force.) Apparently the heart was returned by the thieves because they believed it was cursed, and was responsible for the deaths – by heart attack – of some of their family and friends 🤷 #karma ❤️ #humanremains #valentine #anatomicalheart #saintsheart #heartrelic #humanheart #christchurchcathedral #bloodyvalentine #valentinesday #mybloodyvalentine #stolemyheart
Sound on 😉 ❤️ Who stole the heart of Laurence O’Toole? This is the 800-year old heart of St O’Toole, a 12th Century Archbishop and Patron Saint of Dublin. It was stolen in 2012, and found 6 years later, undamaged, in the city’s Phoenix Park by Irish police following “an intelligence-led investigation”. The bizarre theft happened at Christ Church Cathedral and it’s believed the thief hid overnight in the cathedral before carrying out the heart heist. The heart-taker used cutters to prise open the iron bars protecting the wooden box holding the saint’s heart, then weirdly the individual lit two peace candles on the Trinity altar in the cathedral before leaving (they didn’t take anything else, not the gold candlesticks or anything from the altars that could have fetched lots of money.) ❤️ Speaking at the time, the dean of Christ Church, the Very Reverend Dermot Dunne, described the relic as having “no economic value” but that it was a “priceless treasure that links our present foundation with its founding father”. The newly-recovered relic was handed over to the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Dr Michael Jackson by Assisstant Garda Commissioner Pat Leahy. (For those who don’t know, “Gardai” is the Irish police force.) Apparently the heart was returned by the thieves because they believed it was cursed, and was responsible for the deaths – by heart attack – of some of their family and friends 🤷 #karma ❤️ #humanremains #valentine #anatomicalheart #saintsheart #heartrelic #humanheart #christchurchcathedral #bloodyvalentine #valentinesday #mybloodyvalentine #stolemyheart
❤️ Continuing my ‘Valentine’ theme are these beautiful painted skulls at Hallstatt ossuary (or bone house/”beinhaus”) in Austria. The unadorned skulls are removed from the grave after 15 years, with the owners’ consent, and bleached on a shelf by the sun and the moon, over the course of a few days, in the nearby gravedigger’s cottage. Then they’re beautifully decorated: the choice of decoration is usually an option out of four – Ivy for faithfulness, Laurel for victory, Oak for glory and Rose for LOVE 🌹 #humanremains #anatomy #pathology #specimen #valentinecountdown #valentine #bloodyvalentine #anatomicalheart #valentinesday #bloodyvalentine #biology #physiology #mybloodyvalentine #galentines #heart #anatomicalheart #forensics #forensicscience #bonehouse #ossuary #hallstatt
❤️ Continuing my ‘Valentine’ theme are these beautiful painted skulls at Hallstatt ossuary (or bone house/”beinhaus”) in Austria. The unadorned skulls are removed from the grave after 15 years, with the owners’ consent, and bleached on a shelf by the sun and the moon, over the course of a few days, in the nearby gravedigger’s cottage. Then they’re beautifully decorated: the choice of decoration is usually an option out of four – Ivy for faithfulness, Laurel for victory, Oak for glory and Rose for LOVE 🌹 #humanremains #anatomy #pathology #specimen #valentinecountdown #valentine #bloodyvalentine #anatomicalheart #valentinesday #bloodyvalentine #biology #physiology #mybloodyvalentine #galentines #heart #anatomicalheart #forensics #forensicscience #bonehouse #ossuary #hallstatt
❤️ Continuing my ‘Valentine’ theme are these beautiful painted skulls at Hallstatt ossuary (or bone house/”beinhaus”) in Austria. The unadorned skulls are removed from the grave after 15 years, with the owners’ consent, and bleached on a shelf by the sun and the moon, over the course of a few days, in the nearby gravedigger’s cottage. Then they’re beautifully decorated: the choice of decoration is usually an option out of four – Ivy for faithfulness, Laurel for victory, Oak for glory and Rose for LOVE 🌹 #humanremains #anatomy #pathology #specimen #valentinecountdown #valentine #bloodyvalentine #anatomicalheart #valentinesday #bloodyvalentine #biology #physiology #mybloodyvalentine #galentines #heart #anatomicalheart #forensics #forensicscience #bonehouse #ossuary #hallstatt
Continuing my Valentine human remains theme is this “romantic” tale: This is The Loving Cup from the Scotland Yard Crime Museum (formerly The Black Museum), a place I’m privileged to have spent time in, not only researching “Christie-era” crimes, but also crimes *I’d* worked on. I chatted about what this is on the fab @hardcorelisting podcast a while ago. It’s a silver-mounted Loving Cup made from a human cranium (a loving cup is a bit like a love seat ..or an alibi… basically it’s meant to be shared…) Anyway, according to their records it dates from 1807/8 and comes from a young Irish titled lady. She’d made the ‘mistake’ of becoming pregnant to a lower class man, was thrown out of her home, deserted by her lover and ended up in a life of prostitution. Around 20 years later she welcomed a party of students into the brothel, recognised one of them as the son of her former lover and killed him out of revenge. She was hanged as a punishment and her skull was made into a Loving Cup, which bears stains of wine inside – so it has been used for drinking. I’ve no idea why her skull was made into a cup 🤷 I don’t think Scotland Yard do either, but I’ll ask them next time I’m there doing research. It was quite common to turn body parts of prisoners into ‘useful’ items though: for example the notebook made of the skin of William Burke of ‘Burke & Hare’ and also the shoes made from the skin of Big Nose Parrot aka Big Nose George. I’ve posted those items before, if you scroll down my feed. ❤️💀 #humanremains #skull #skulls #scotlandyardcrimemuseum #scotlandyard #burkeandhare #bloodyvalentine #mybloodyvalentine #valentinescountdown #valentinecountdown
Sound on 😉 Every February I focus on the heart in anatomy and pathology, as well as other ‘Valentine’ related topics, because there are so many stunning specimens, models and plastinates to share. I call it my Bloody Valentine Countdown. 🫀 This heart model is by Louis Auzoux who lived 1797-1880. As a medical student in Paris, Auzoux wanted to come up with a way to study human anatomy despite the shortage of cadavers to dissect. He developed his own secret papier-mâché recipe, which also contained cork and clay, and began crafting some amazing anatomical models, like this one of the heart & vessels. The models were inexpensive compared to other modelling media, such as wax (papier-mâché was just a tenth of the price) and they were sturdy enough to be repeatedly taken apart for study. With financial support from the French state, Auzoux founded a factory to produce models and became a huge commercial success. This heart is slightly over life-size and it’s one of the finest examples of a 19th century commercial anatomical model ever made. (📸 Alex Peck; 📝some info from an article written by an old lecturer of mine, Dr Anna Maerker). 🫀 #anatomy #pathology #education #papiermache #heart #anatomicalheart #february #februaryfocus #mybloodyvalentine #valentinecountdown #valentine #valentinesday #bloodyvalentine #mybloodyvalentine #valloween
Sound on 😉 Every February I focus on the heart in anatomy and pathology, as well as other ‘Valentine’ related topics, because there are so many stunning specimens, models and plastinates to share. I call it my Bloody Valentine Countdown. 🫀 This heart model is by Louis Auzoux who lived 1797-1880. As a medical student in Paris, Auzoux wanted to come up with a way to study human anatomy despite the shortage of cadavers to dissect. He developed his own secret papier-mâché recipe, which also contained cork and clay, and began crafting some amazing anatomical models, like this one of the heart & vessels. The models were inexpensive compared to other modelling media, such as wax (papier-mâché was just a tenth of the price) and they were sturdy enough to be repeatedly taken apart for study. With financial support from the French state, Auzoux founded a factory to produce models and became a huge commercial success. This heart is slightly over life-size and it’s one of the finest examples of a 19th century commercial anatomical model ever made. (📸 Alex Peck; 📝some info from an article written by an old lecturer of mine, Dr Anna Maerker). 🫀 #anatomy #pathology #education #papiermache #heart #anatomicalheart #february #februaryfocus #mybloodyvalentine #valentinecountdown #valentine #valentinesday #bloodyvalentine #mybloodyvalentine #valloween
🫀 When we hit February I like to focus on the heart and other Valentine-related human remains. This image is ‘Heart and Flower’ by Olivia Parker (2010). What you can see here is just the blood vessels of the heart, preserved in fluid – like a soft corrosion cast, alongside a flower. Such a delicate image, which I think was taken @muttermuseum #valentinesday #valentinesday2024 #heart #anatomy #pathology #specimen #wetspecimen #histmed #conservation #medicalmuseum #pathologymuseum #conservator #anatomymuseum #humanremains #valentine #remains2beseen #muttermuseum #bloodyvalentine
𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕾𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 🥀 It’s Feb 1st, we’re not far away from Valentine’s Day, and if the usual dozen roses isn’t your thing try my ‘Bloody Valentine’ seed collection. There are 7 in total on the website to buy now. Seed bundles of 3 or more packs come tied in black ribbon, with vegan heart chocolates by Divine in an organza bag, a tiny bunch of paper flowers and a little Bloody Valentine postcard. Full details of all seeds are on my site in my bio ⤴️ and so are my limited edition Valentine Cards and more Bloody Valentine specials 🥀 #greenwitch#veganwitch#gothgardening#poisonousplants#prettybutdeadly#prettydeadly#banefulherbs#bloodyvalentine#bloodspatter#alternativevalentine#funeralflowers#morticiaaddams#toxic#veganuary#poisonous#divinechocolate#poisonpath#poisonplants#poisonivy#gothgardener#gothgarden#morticulture#greenmedicine#greenfingersblackheart#greenfingers#greenthumb#prescriptiongardening#valentinesday#mybloodyvalentine#alternativegardening
𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕾𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 🥀 It’s Feb 1st, we’re not far away from Valentine’s Day, and if the usual dozen roses isn’t your thing try my ‘Bloody Valentine’ seed collection. There are 7 in total on the website to buy now. Seed bundles of 3 or more packs come tied in black ribbon, with vegan heart chocolates by Divine in an organza bag, a tiny bunch of paper flowers and a little Bloody Valentine postcard. Full details of all seeds are on my site in my bio ⤴️ and so are my limited edition Valentine Cards and more Bloody Valentine specials 🥀 #greenwitch#veganwitch#gothgardening#poisonousplants#prettybutdeadly#prettydeadly#banefulherbs#bloodyvalentine#bloodspatter#alternativevalentine#funeralflowers#morticiaaddams#toxic#veganuary#poisonous#divinechocolate#poisonpath#poisonplants#poisonivy#gothgardener#gothgarden#morticulture#greenmedicine#greenfingersblackheart#greenfingers#greenthumb#prescriptiongardening#valentinesday#mybloodyvalentine#alternativegardening
𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕾𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 🥀 It’s Feb 1st, we’re not far away from Valentine’s Day, and if the usual dozen roses isn’t your thing try my ‘Bloody Valentine’ seed collection. There are 7 in total on the website to buy now. Seed bundles of 3 or more packs come tied in black ribbon, with vegan heart chocolates by Divine in an organza bag, a tiny bunch of paper flowers and a little Bloody Valentine postcard. Full details of all seeds are on my site in my bio ⤴️ and so are my limited edition Valentine Cards and more Bloody Valentine specials 🥀 #greenwitch#veganwitch#gothgardening#poisonousplants#prettybutdeadly#prettydeadly#banefulherbs#bloodyvalentine#bloodspatter#alternativevalentine#funeralflowers#morticiaaddams#toxic#veganuary#poisonous#divinechocolate#poisonpath#poisonplants#poisonivy#gothgardener#gothgarden#morticulture#greenmedicine#greenfingersblackheart#greenfingers#greenthumb#prescriptiongardening#valentinesday#mybloodyvalentine#alternativegardening
𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕾𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 🥀 It’s Feb 1st, we’re not far away from Valentine’s Day, and if the usual dozen roses isn’t your thing try my ‘Bloody Valentine’ seed collection. There are 7 in total on the website to buy now. Seed bundles of 3 or more packs come tied in black ribbon, with vegan heart chocolates by Divine in an organza bag, a tiny bunch of paper flowers and a little Bloody Valentine postcard. Full details of all seeds are on my site in my bio ⤴️ and so are my limited edition Valentine Cards and more Bloody Valentine specials 🥀 #greenwitch#veganwitch#gothgardening#poisonousplants#prettybutdeadly#prettydeadly#banefulherbs#bloodyvalentine#bloodspatter#alternativevalentine#funeralflowers#morticiaaddams#toxic#veganuary#poisonous#divinechocolate#poisonpath#poisonplants#poisonivy#gothgardener#gothgarden#morticulture#greenmedicine#greenfingersblackheart#greenfingers#greenthumb#prescriptiongardening#valentinesday#mybloodyvalentine#alternativegardening
𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉𝖞 𝖛𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕾𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 🥀 It’s Feb 1st, we’re not far away from Valentine’s Day, and if the usual dozen roses isn’t your thing try my ‘Bloody Valentine’ seed collection. There are 7 in total on the website to buy now. Seed bundles of 3 or more packs come tied in black ribbon, with vegan heart chocolates by Divine in an organza bag, a tiny bunch of paper flowers and a little Bloody Valentine postcard. Full details of all seeds are on my site in my bio ⤴️ and so are my limited edition Valentine Cards and more Bloody Valentine specials 🥀 #greenwitch#veganwitch#gothgardening#poisonousplants#prettybutdeadly#prettydeadly#banefulherbs#bloodyvalentine#bloodspatter#alternativevalentine#funeralflowers#morticiaaddams#toxic#veganuary#poisonous#divinechocolate#poisonpath#poisonplants#poisonivy#gothgardener#gothgarden#morticulture#greenmedicine#greenfingersblackheart#greenfingers#greenthumb#prescriptiongardening#valentinesday#mybloodyvalentine#alternativegardening