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Waldgeist, 2010Forged weathering steel 28 " x 24" x 12" (H x W x D) Currently appearing in "SculptureWalk 2011" in Sioux Falls, SD, Waldgeist is an abstract portrait bust of a mythological forest spirit formed from leaves and twigs. These phantoms of the woods are recognized in myths and legends worldwide. "Waldgeist" is German for ‘woodland spirit.’ Like the Dryads of Greek mythology, a waldgeist lives in and among the trees, protecting Nature and its human champions. The Japanese call them "kodama" and the wodewose or ‘Green Man’ is well known throughout Scandinavia and the UK. Believed by the Druids to be custodians of the woodlands, these beings can be kind and helpful to friends of Nature or fierce and threatening to those who choose to work against natural forces. |
