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I work as Athlete’s Head. The shop began under the name Rough-Cut-Head and still carries that name in its URL. I’m a graphic designer with a particular interest in classical and historical art. I like to rescue, restore, recycle and rework old images—preserving what makes them compelling while giving them a new graphic life. My Favorite Things is a curated cabinet of images and subjects I’m drawn to: monsters, mythological figures, vintage posters, botanical plates, Schiele, Medusa, strange historical imagery, and other visual oddities worth bringing back into circulation.
Banbury, UK

Tapestries

Black Archangel Tapestry
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Description: Black Arch Angel (Satan enthroned), sitting to front on altar, with angelic attributes of wings and halo, holding a staff in his right hand, surrounded by flames.

Tags: angel, archangel, black arch angel, catholic, evil
War in Heaven Tapestry

Description: Derived from War in Heaven by Michelangelo

Tags: angel, archangel, catholic, michelangelo, religion
The Fall of Phaethon – Vintage Linocut Greek Mythology Tapestry
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Description: A colossal classical figure tumbles from the heavens above a stark Mediterranean landscape in this bold vintage linocut-style design. Heavy black cuts, explosive red rays and an aged ivory palette give it the feel of a lost mythological poster, somewhere between ancient legend, early twentieth-century printmaking and pulp catastrophe art. Made for fans of classical mythology, woodcut graphics, monumental figures and dramatic retro illustration.

Tags: classical mythology, fall of the titan, falling titan, greek mythology, mythol
Jugend Grotesque Parade – Vintage Demon & Beast Linocut Tapestry
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Description: A bold Jugendstil-inspired linocut composition featuring a horned central grotesque, a winged imp, a sinister jester and a charging group of monstrous beasts framed by a vivid red circular field. Heavy black forms, warm ivory tones and strong period typography give the piece the look of a strange fin-de-siècle magazine cover or occult carnival print.

Tags: art deco, art nouveau, demon art, grotesque, horned demon
Technisch Archer — Art Deco Heraldic Emblem Tapestry
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Description: A bold geometric archer design inspired by early 20th-century technical illustration, Art Deco ornament and relief-print graphics. A kneeling bowman sits within a diamond-shaped heraldic frame surrounded by Greek-key motifs, and stylised animals.

Tags: archer, archery, arrow, art deco design, art nouveau
Grim Surfer Tapestry
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Description: Grim Surfer

Tags: dead, death, halloween, horror, reaper
King Kong Vintage Linocut Poster Tapestry
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Description: A bold, high-contrast King Kong illustration in a linocut-inspired relief poster style. This design features the legendary giant ape looming over a dramatic scene with strong black masses, carved graphic shapes, and a restricted vintage palette of cream, gold, red, and black. Ideal for fans of classic monster cinema, retro horror, giant creature art, and striking old-school poster aesthetics. Works especially well on T-shirts, stickers, and other print-on-demand products where strong silhouette and instant readability matter.

Tags: classic monster, giant ape, godzilla, gojira, horror
Vanitas Tapestry
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Description: A stark black-and-ivory linocut-style memento mori portrait, split vertically between a young woman and a human skeleton. A floral crown, pearl necklace and flowing hair contrast with the exposed skull, ribs and coiling serpent on the opposite side. Framed like an antique emblem or funerary print, the image explores beauty, mortality, decay and the transience of physical form through bold carved shapes and severe symmetry.

Tags: beauty and death, beauty and decay, death, life and death, mortality
Having a bad day? Tapestry
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Description: A stark black-and-white linocut-style illustration of a solitary male figure pierced and struck by an absurd assortment of swords, arrows, hooks and other weapons. The deadpan composition turns extreme misfortune into dark visual humour

Tags: bad day, black humour, dark humour, funny, gallows humour
85 Seconds to Midnight Tapestry

Description: doomsday clock

Tags: 85, apocalypse, atom, atomic, atomic bomb
Schwabe Medusa Tapestry
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Description: A Design derived from a watercolour by Carlos Schwabe (1895).

Tags: ancient greece, gorgon, greece, greek, greek mythology
Moon and Sun Tapestry
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Description: Sun and Moon motif

Tags: astronomy, moon, night, stars
The Ancient of Days Tapestry
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Description: Urizen measures out the material world in The Ancient of Days

Tags: blake, classic art, literature, poetry, romanticism
Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte Tapestry
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Description: Our Lady of Holy Death

Tags: cinco de mayo, dead, death, halloween, horror
A Trip to the Moon Tapestry
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Description: The landing on the eye of the Moon.

Tags: a trip to the moon, cinema, film, galaxy, le voyage dans la lune
Sun Face Tapestry
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Description: Sun in Splendour

Tags: astrology, celestial, horoscope, splendour, sun
Snake Tapestry
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Description: Illuminated

Tags: chameleon, fantasy, gecko, illuminated, lizard
Vg-181-01 Tapestry
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Description: Gufi raised this stone in memory of Ólafr, his son, a very good valiant man. He was killed in Estonia. Hávarðr cut the stone.

Tags: magic, nordic, norse, rune, scandinavian
Madonna and Child Tapestry
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Description: Blessed Virgin Mary accompanied by the Child Jesus.

Tags: baby, blessed, catholic, christ, jesus
Wisteria Tapestry
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Description: floral

Tags: floral, floral pattern, flower, garden, nature
La petite mort Tapestry
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Description: a petite mort (French pronunciation: [la pətit mɔʁ]; lit. 'the little death') is an expression that refers to a brief loss or weakening of consciousness, and in modern usage refers specifically to a post-orgasm sensation as likened to death.

Tags: 8 bit, death, little death, orgasm, overprint
U812 Runic Inscription Tapestry
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Description: Runestone U 812 is a Viking-Age runestone from Hjälsta, Uppland, Sweden, dated approximately 1020–1050 CE. It is carved in the Ringerike style and stands about 1.30 m tall and 0.88 m wide. The surviving inscription translates approximately: “… his father. He died in England.” The beginning of the inscription is believed to have been carved on a now-lost stone.

Tags: nordic, norse, pagan, rune, runic
Gripsholm Runestone Tapestry
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Description: One of the most famous of the Ingvar runestones is the Gripsholm Runestone (Sö 179). Its inscription tells that it was raised in honour of Ingvar’s brother Haraldr who had died in Serkland.

Tags: gripsholm, haraldr, nordic, norse, rune
Melusine Tapestry
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Description: Female spirit of fresh water in a holy well.

Tags: female, folklore, folklore creatures, lamia, mermaid
Buddha Head Tapestry
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Description: Black Buddha Head

Tags: buddha, buddhism, fitness, meditate, meditation
Road World Cycling Championship Tapestry
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Description: ROAD WORLD CYCLING BIKE STRIPS

Tags: bicycle, bike, bike stripes, cycle, cycling
World Cycling Championship Tapestry
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Description: Cycling Championship

Tags: bicycle, bicycling, cycling, cyclist, giro
Hydria Gorgoneion Tapestry
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Description: Gorgoneion within a circle, which has been incised in the moist clay and left red. Around this twenty-eight spiral-form snakes are drawn, half facing each way. The Gorgon has two protruding tusks above and below, and protruding tongue; the hair is in black silhouette, with the lower edge waved, and she wears circular earrings. The black of the hair is continued all round, forming a frame for the face.

Tags: gorgona, greek mythology, horrid, hydria, medusa
Gorgon head Antefix Tapestry
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Description: Antefix in the form of a Gorgon head reassembled from two fragments. It was found southwest of the Parthenon in 1835. Medusa's face is dominated by her big eyes, the wrinkled forehead and the tusks and tongue protruding from her wide mouth. Her apotropaic features were emphasised with colour as traces of black and red paint show. She wears circular earrings on her ears and has snakes around the neck.

Tags: ancient greek, antefix, greece, greek mythology, horrid
Gorgon Tapestry
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Description: Horrid type

Tags: ancient greek, athens, gorgon, greek mythology, horrid
Hydria Gorgoneion Tapestry
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Description: Green Hydria Gorgoneion.

Tags: ancient, animal, archaic, greek mythology, green
Green Gorgon Tapestry
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Description: Gorgon Shield

Tags: ancient, ancient greek, greek mythology, medusa, medusa head
Gorgon Tapestry
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Description: gorgon shield

Tags: ancient greece, ancient greek, gorgon, greece, greek mythology
Gorgon Tapestry
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Description: medusa gorgon shield

Tags: ancient greece, gorgon, greek mythology, medusa, medusa head
Egyptian Dogs Motive Tapestry
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Description: In the rich tapestry of ancient Egyptian civilization, animals played a vital role, weaving their way into mythology, daily life, and even the afterlife. From majestic lions to graceful cats, each creature held a unique place in the hearts and minds of the Egyptians. Among these creatures, the dog stood out as a multifaceted being, revered for its loyalty, intelligence, and connection to the divine.

Tags: ancient egypt, art deco, art nouveau, dog, dog lover
Kyosai's demon Tapestry

Description: Kyosai's demon

Tags: demon, devil, evil, horror, japanese

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