[Woodcarver] Nisse(Tomte) chat

Mike Bloomquist m.bloomquist at verizon.net
Fri Jun 4 21:28:45 EDT 2004 

We carvers are of the Swedish or part Swedish persuation call them tomte.
Cool little folk aren't they ;-).

Keep on Carvin'
-Mike B.->


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From: "Loren Woodard" <woodcarver at midmo.com>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Nisse chat


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> Mike:
>
> My apologies.  I mistook the carving for a small Santa.  Not knowing what
a
> Nisse really was - I always thought it was a Scandinavian Santa :o) - I
> looked it up on the Internet. For those interested, I found this
explanation
> of a Nisse.
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> Nisse
> by Jason Clarke
>
>       In Scandinavian folklore, a "household spirit" responsible for the
> care and prosperity of a farm. A nisse was usually described as a short
man
> (under four feet tall) wearing a red cap with a tassel.
>
>
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>       While belief in guardian spirits is a very old tradition in
> Scandinavia, belief in nisser was prominent in the late eighteenth and
> nineteenth centuries in Denmark, southern Norway and southern Sweden. Many
> farms claimed to have their own nisse. The nisse took an active interest
in
> the farm by performing chores such as grooming horses, carrying bales of
> hay, and other farm-related tasks. These chores were usually done much
more
> efficiently and effectively than by their human counterparts.
>
>       However, nisser were very temperamental, to say the least. If the
> household was not careful to keep its nisse satisfied (usually in the form
> of a single bowl of porridge with butter in it left out on Christmas eve)
> the spirit could turn against its masters. In one story, a girl is
> instructed by her family to give the nisse his porridge, but decides to
eat
> it herself. The nisse responds by forcing her to dance until she nearly
> dies. Sometimes the offering themselves could backfire: in another tale, a
> grateful farmer gives his nisse a pair of nice white boots, and afterward
> the nisse refuses to go out into the rain to stable the horses for fear of
> getting his new boots dirty.
>
>       The folklore roots of the nisser extend to Germany, where they grew
> out of the legends of St. Nicholas. Thus the nisser are related to the
> modern conception of Santa Claus.
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>       I hope others find this as interesting as I did.
>
>
>
>       Loren
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> From: "Mike & Patty Wilcox" <mllrynaz at millry.net>
> To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 8:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] W3E Exchange Carving Received from Rev. Wilcox
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> I am ready a book on communication & it fits here pretty good.
> I haven't carved a pickle Santa  But I want to see yours.
> It's  not even a Santa really.
> The pattern is in carving illustrated # 24   fall 2003
> It's a Nisse   (with a very nice article about them too)
> But some say he is a distant relative or a Santa-
> they are a gnome like figure.
> The pickle is really a stain--  it's called pickling
> it give a very light white letting the wood show-  want it darker use more
> coats
> mine is so old that it comes out a strong white 1st coat now..
> The print was an ornament to be carved on 1 side --I did it in the round
> simple but any one liking Christmas carvings is a good one to do.
> I have even done a couple of the cane exchanges this time with his
picture.
> Thanks for asking.
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>   hi Mike I carved my pickle santa in 2002. When did you carve yours?
>   Glenda
>
>   Glenda Allen
>   Artist
>   Your Welcome to visit some of my art at:
>   http://www.picturetrail.com/glendakallen
>
>
>
>
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>   Reverend Michael Wilcox:
>
>   I received the Santa ornament that you sent for the W3E Exchange.  I
>   remember seeing the pattern that you spoke of and think you did a fine
job
>   on the carving.  It has to be the first carving that I have ever
received
>   with a pickled wood beard.  I've never done the pickling process before
> and
>   was wondering how difficult it is.  It looked good on the carving.
>
>   As you can probably figure by looking at my web pages, I'm a Santa
Clause
>   type of guy.  I leave my small Christmas Tree with wood carved ornaments
> out
>   all year.  It just changes its place of prominence in the Christmas
> Season.
>   I will put a hanger on the little fellow and display him proudly.
>
>   By the way, Mike drop me a private note at Woodcarver at midmo.com if
you
> have
>   time.  I'd like to send you a private thanks and don't have your email
>   address.  I'll be at the above address until Friday.  At that time I'm
>   changing servers and going to a cable provider.
>
>   Thanks much!
>
>   Loren Woodard
>
>   My carvings can be seen at http://www.woodcarvers-gallery.com
>   http://www.carvingmagazine.com  Carving Magazine's web site - Check out
> the
>   reader's forum.
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