The first in my series dedicated to “International Witches” from historical folklore.

This is Witch Holda, a Germanic Witch that represents the home, weaving, and winter. She protects and looks after the home, represented by her belt of keys. She sits on a distaff, used for spinning flax, which was the earliest known representation of the present day Witches’ Broom. She also ushers the souls of lost dead children through the sky, hence the small hands weaved throughout her hair, holding on as she flies.

Amanda Todd, 2016