FOLKLORE RISING BOOK OUT NOW

LATEST PAINTINGS

FRONTLINE FOLKLORE SERIES

Featured
HUNTING THE EARL OF RONE (2020)
‘The Church of the Clowns’ (2020)
‘The Pearly King’ by Ben Edge (2020)
The Hallaton Hare Pie Scramble (2020)
THE STRAW BEAR (2019)
The Flaming Tar Barrels of Ottery St Mary (2020)

frontline folklore: the film

Come on a journey through the British Ritual Year of 2019 in this documentary of twenty remarkable folk customs, capturing the pre-covid ritual landscape of Britain.

SHOP

INSTAGRAM / Latest news

Follow Ben Edge on Instagram for latest news and more.....

EASTER WEEKEND ONLY — PRE-ORDER NOW - LINK IN BIO - FOLKLORE ACTIVIST MANIFESTO & T-SHIRT This is a one-off release. For the first time ever, my ‘Folklore Activist’ front and back print design is available online — print
The Mad March Hare at Pink Moon, By Ben Edge, 2026 Oil on Canvas, 30 × 25 cm The Pink Moon rises tonight, although it will not actually be pink. Its name comes from the early wildflowers of April, the creeping phlox that spreads across the wak
I’ll Be Your Mirror, by Ben Edge 2026 25cm x 30cm, Oil on Canvas. #benedge #illbeyourmirror #taintedlove #kristinhjellegjerdegallery
Leading on from yesterday’s post alongside the Seven Deadly Sins, medieval thought also gave us their counterparts, the Seven Heavenly Virtues. Whilst the sins were said to lead you to Hell, the virtues were a way of correcting your behaviour,
I’ve always felt a deep connection to medieval art. It doesn’t feel distant to me, it feels familiar. The figures are strange, distorted, symbolic… but emotionally direct. The artists of this period weren’t depicting perfect
Happy Spring Equinox! Back in 2016, during a period of chronic depression when I felt very lost, I began taking long walks through London in an attempt to reconnect with the world and with the city’s folklore. On the day of the Spring Equinox,
Shadow Work (Self Portrait), Ben Edge, 2026 120 × 60 cm, Oil on Canvas Delighted that I will be exhibiting as part of the Tainted Love group show at @kristinhjellegjerdegallery London Gallery 21 May - 20 June, opening 20th May 6-8pm. This self-
Great to see @trishwylieartist ’s latest show at the @canalsidegallery an artist and person I greatly admire and the perfect way to spend international Woman’s day! Get down and see it there’s a second opening event this Thursday ev