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Wood Spirits and Green Men: A Design Sourcebook for Woodcarvers and Other Artists

Wood Spirits and Green Men: A Design Sourcebook for Woodcarvers and Other Artists
By Lora S. Irish, Chris Pye, Shawn Cipa

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The 40 patterns included in this guide for carving green men and wood spirits out of wood are appropriate for carvers of all skill levels. A recent term for a loose archetype—usually the head of a man within nature or a man as part of nature—the green man can be documented as early as A.D. 30 as a Roman architectural accent. The patterns show the green man in his wide range of emotions—happy, sad, miserable, or mischievous—with descriptions of how the wood spirit is anchored to nature not by the imagery of leaves and foliage but by the media on which he is depicted. The wood spirit walking stick patterns show realistic human faces that appear out of the bark or grain of the wood branches or logs in which they are being carved.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #231168 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-04-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 104 pages

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About the Author

Lora S. Irish is the author of Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Landscapes in Relief, and North American Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw. She lives in Mt. Airy, Maryland. Chris Pye writes for Woodcarving Magazine and is the author of Elements of Woodcarving and Relief Carving in Wood. Shawn Cipa is a professional woodcarver whose work has been featured in Wood Carving Illustrated. He is the author of Carving Folk Art Figures. He lives in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.

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Wood Spirits and Green Men: A Design Sourcebook for Woodcarvers and Other Artists5
I'm not skilled at woodcarving, but I have to tell you...these patterns are so clear, so easy to follow, that they lend themselves to nearly any medium! Clay, lost wax casting models, needlework, woodburning decorations, painting inspirations, even stained glass, which is my business. Bravo, Lora Irish! Thank you for sharing!

A great resource5
I wanted to carve some wood spirits for walking sticks. I had some 1.25 inch dowels to practice with. I checked this book out of the local library, and was able to carve a decent wood spirit on my first try. The "practice" wood spirits ended up looking good enough to finsish and keep for display, even though I had never carved anything before. So if you are a new carver, or even an experienced one, this book will give you plenty of patterns, illustrations, and descriptive text to make wood spirits. I will be buying a copy soon so that I can keep it on hand.

Woodspirits5
If you are into wood spirits, spirit canes, or green men this is the book for you. Lots of patterns, good instructions.