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chiaramontifrancesco

Illustrator, designer and artist. Seller of strange and unusual antiques and curiosities.

08/11/2025

Look what I found growing by the side of the road. Correct me if I’m wrong but this not 💀 growing strong and healthy where cars speed by. Of course I took a cutting. This is one of the most poisonous plants in the world. It’s native to Mexico and some species to south east Asia and China! How did she end up here in the growing on my dog walking route.

27/04/2025

It’s almost that time of year again! Last year I made some wild 🌹 Rose and elderflower cordial (it was very good with sparkling wine)
Elderflower holds a rich history of both practical and magical uses. Traditionally, it was valued for its medicinal properties, particularly in treating colds and fevers. Beyond its medicinal uses, elderflower is deeply intertwined with folklore, representing protection, transition, and the realm of the supernatural.
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18/11/2024

Spiders web 🕷️ British spider webs can be categorised into seven broad types: orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse. Some spiders build new webs every day. Other spiders repair their damaged webs. Most spiders aren’t big on wasting their silk material and some will even eat their damaged webs so they can recycle the proteins into new webs.

24/10/2024

A little nostalgia. I very much enjoyed being The Nun 🖤 Accidental Giallo lighting in this shot.
This yesterday I’m doing something a little different 🕷️

09/10/2024

Walking / stumbling down one of the narrowest streets in Europe. There is even a traffic light. It’s sandwiched between two buildings on U Luzickeho Seminare Street and is only 70cm wide. 🚦 I do not recommend Prague if you struggle with stairs.
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04/10/2024

Stone Skull - Charles Bridge Prague. Part of Statue of St Francis Borgia. Francis Borgia was beatified in Madrid in 1624, by Pope Urban VIII. He was the great-grandson of both Pope Alexander VI and King Ferdinand II of Aragon

27/09/2024

Hellebore & Monkshood: Paint on slices of Nordman Fir wood.
These are two of my favourite
This pair is already sold but I shall be listing some similar items on my Etsy 🦇

24/09/2024

To my surprise I found this growing on the Beach near my home. This is Bitter Sweet also know as woody Nightshade. Solanum dulcamara
This plant has been used in folklore and herbalism since ancient times.The plant was used medicinally and to induce altered states of mind 👁️ The plant was also used in the Middle Ages to protect cattle against the evil eye by hanging it around their necks.
As beautiful as this plant is with its juicy colourful berries and purple stems it is highly poisonous.

13/09/2024

Summer 2024 Reunion 💚
Looking forward to meeting up for a few days in Prague in October! 💀
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07/06/2024

My first time growing 💀🌱

Aconitum, also known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, devil’s helmet. Aconitum is a plant containing aconite, a highly toxic alkaloid found in the roots, stem, leaves, and seeds. Aconite acts by blocking the sodium channels in excitable tissues in the myocardium, nerves, and muscles resulting in tissue depolarization.
In medieval Europe, some magical uses for the plant wrapping wolfsbane seeds in lizard’s skin and carrying them to become invisible.

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