[Woodcarver] Things I learn about woodcarving-your education for today

[Linehan718 at aol.com]

The things I lean about while  woodcarving
 
A customer recently asked me to carve a DRYAD and I  must confess to being 
ignorant on the subject so I did a bit of research.   This will be very 
interesting to those of you who like greenmen, woodspirits and  other tree related 
mythical beings.
 
This was sent in reply to the womans  request
 
I love the knowledge i acquire because of  woodcarving. While I have been 
doing lots of greenmen and woodspirits I had  never heard the term Dryad(at first 
thought you had mispelled Druid) and it  caused me to do some research.  As a 
woman I am quite happy to learn of  this wonderful nymph creature.  As for 
being 100% irish I am even happier  to learn that, although attributed to greek 
mythology, it actually emanates from  Celtic lore and is one of the lesser 
gods that the druids worshiped.  I  believe each dryad was the spirit of a 
particular tree and that she in turn,  took part of her personality from the 
characteristics of the tree she  inhabited.  She was bound to her tree and in pure 
form was part of the  structure of the tree. Although could physically leave it, 
she could not ever go  far from it.  I love the emerging from the tree idea 
as it is something I  can visualize.  Perhaps she is off in search for a lover. 
 
 
For more info on this creature, do a google search.  there is lots of  
wonderful info and some great pics out there on the web
 
Maura carvin'  in  nyc
http://www.carvinginNYC.com
http://www.picturetrail.com/carvinginnyc
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