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

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Written by: Lora S. Irish, Chris Pye, Shawn Cipa

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 736.4
ISBN: 1565232615
Number Of Pages: 104
Publication Date: 2005-04-01
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
DteCode: j01

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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.

User Comments about the Wood Spirits and Green Men: A Design Sourcebook for Woodcarvers and Other Artists

Only two poorly illustrated and poorly explained demonstrations. Mostly a collection of patterns that you can draw yourself or free download from the web. For fourteen dollars. You won't learn much from this. I don't think so.

The book illustrates in excruciating detail the steps necessary to carve the Greenman shown on the cover. I had hoped that it would have had, instead, patterns for more greenmen rather than so much detial on the one.

I repeat. It is an excellant book with lots of detail on carving one face. Could use a more detailed description on the tools that are needed for the other faces in the book and more detail on carving some of the other faces. NOT for the beginer. NOT for the beginer.

The designs are those that will appeal to young and old. I have now purchased 6 wood carving books, and this one actually gives readers many adorable patterns in large sizes and the permission to reproduce them. I wish I could give this book a 5 star rating. It then takes the novice through the steps from drafting on paper, roughing out, and then finalizing and sanding. Loved the dwarf faces. The high quality of the color plates and the size and detail of the patterns makes this a must have for carvers.

Awesome, three great carvers: Chris Pye, Shawn Cipa, and the queen of design Lora S. Well worth twice the full price. Irish get together to make this very informative book.