Forest Spirits Wall Plaque | Hand-Carved Male & Female Faces in Ash Wood wood_statue_altar he appears in these roles

he appears in these roles in mythology and in the works of art left by his ancestors

Healers and sorcerers did this

asking Norn's to take a sip of wisdom from the source of Destiny

the beginning of field work

Forest Spirits Wall Plaque | Hand-Carved Male & Female Faces in Ash Wood wood_statue_altar he appears in these rolesFrom the depths of the living forest, two faces emerge a man and a woman, their features woven into the wood as though they have always been there, part of the grain, part of the growth. Surrounded by ornate floral and filigree carvings that curl and bloom around them like the forest itself, these are not portraits but presences nature spirits given form by the carvers hand. The Forest Spirits Wall Plaque is a large format hand carved ash wood piece