The Willows -- Ursula Base (Yak sock) fin de siecle

The Willows -- Ursula Base (Yak sock) fin de sieclePublished in 1907 by Algernon Blackwood, "The Willows" is a perfectly dreadful account of how terrifying the natural world can be. A canoe trip down the Danube River turns sinister as the environment and especially the willow trees develops an ominous mood. But the narrator never precisely reveals what exactly the cause of the dread is, leaving the reader guessing and checking over their shoulder. This subtly variegated colorway mimics a horrifying

Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf is a layered story of complicated - yet authentic - characters exploring gender formations and queer identity

A deep violet-black that takes its name from a pioneering synthetic pigment used in printing and dyeing

a musty cemetery gray with desperate bits of blood red

and vague terror

In alchemy

Inspired (more by my tiny black cat and her iridescent fur than) by Edgar Allan Poe's absolute horror

Subtle undertones cast an otherworldly glow that pulsates with magical energy from unknown forces

Our tortured soul

Muted mauve and deep lilac dance together in a color that mimics the tension between art and death in Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait

and the core of vampire nature

Stale Patchouli

Base: Edgar: Worsted Weight