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Karen Stuebing | all galleries >> PESO a Photo Every So Often >> TITC > Witch Ball
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02-SEP-2009 Karen Stuebing

Witch Ball

West Virginia

This weeks Totally Informal Transglobal Challenge is New.

Other entries can be seen here.

The Story of the witch ball goes back several hundred years. It was thought that a witch ball could protect you from witches and evil spells. Now days people collect them as suncatchers and christmas ornaments. True witch balls have glass threads inside to catch witches and spells.

This is hand blown glass from Appalachian Glass Products.

The history is old but since I just bought this, for me, it's new.


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1moremile09-Sep-2009 08:29
I need two. One to guard against my ex and one to protect against my supervisor.
Lori Rolfe07-Sep-2009 16:34
great composition.... the lighting makes it appear as though you've already caught bits of magic :-)
Evaristo Buendia Carrera06-Sep-2009 17:31
scare image.
Nancy Lobaugh06-Sep-2009 13:15
nicely captured... hope it does well catching all those nasties!
carolynne_w05-Sep-2009 20:02
I like the way you captured the light and "shadow"
Breland05-Sep-2009 02:14
Great legend Karen. I like the way you have caught so many colors in the light. V
BleuEvanescence04-Sep-2009 17:05
I find this so beautiful and i love the story.
I don't believe but...i really like to let the imagination flow.
Now...i will look for one for myself!
Lovely...
Yvonne04-Sep-2009 11:51
So glad you told the very interesting story! Fabulous shot.
beverley harrison04-Sep-2009 08:10
thats a really pretty piece of glass...
Dan Chusid04-Sep-2009 04:37
A little different type of glass!
Char04-Sep-2009 02:43
Hi Karen,
This is so unique and interesting! A wonderful capture of this interesting ball. \/
carol j. phipps03-Sep-2009 23:58
Pretty dance of color and light.
bill friedlander03-Sep-2009 23:34
You captured the colors in the glass very well, and the whole mood of the image is excellent. V
Wolfgang Bluhm03-Sep-2009 23:08
Very nice. I admit, I did not know about witch balls...
Barbara Heide03-Sep-2009 21:38
love this! very well taken!
Walter Otto Koenig03-Sep-2009 21:17
Very cool contribution to the challenge. Nice shot too, I like shadow.
Guest 03-Sep-2009 21:07
Fantastic composition and colours.
Norbert Fortelny03-Sep-2009 20:21
Nice work of art!
It works too, there are never witches around these.
;)
Al Chesworth03-Sep-2009 20:07
Nice light on this, will it protect me from Pat. (The boss)
Ilana gil03-Sep-2009 19:45
Love your image and the story too :)
Phillip Normanton03-Sep-2009 19:14
I like the lighting - and now I want a witch ball!
Jola Dziubinska03-Sep-2009 19:05
Lovely new addition to your home, beautiful glass ball.
Kevin Chester03-Sep-2009 17:39
A fine artifact, I don't think it will age at all
Steve Mockford03-Sep-2009 16:54
Great shot, and nice explanation Karen. Always happy to learn something new.
Guest 03-Sep-2009 16:18
I never seem to cease learning on pbase, thanks very much
Piet & Elsabé Enslin03-Sep-2009 14:35
Thanks for the info, beautiful
Maaike Huizer03-Sep-2009 14:05
Very interesting. I haven't heard of a witch ball before either.
Beautiful shot. Great use of available light.
Ken Duckert03-Sep-2009 13:45
Great story and fabulous shot. Folklore is interesting stuff. Always some reality involved.
Cindi Smith03-Sep-2009 13:28
Hope I never have to catch a witch. Love the image!
Laryl03-Sep-2009 13:15
I've never heard of a witch ball.. learned something new today with your new treasure.. good going
Sheila03-Sep-2009 13:15
It is beautiful.
LynnH03-Sep-2009 12:17
Something old is new again. This is a cool gadget. Kinda like a dreamcatcher for witches... I might have to buy one!
Guest 03-Sep-2009 12:07
Nice shadow on the table. Well done.
laine03-Sep-2009 10:42
Not heard of them before...love the lights.