ZOOM!
A free exhibition at the town museum entitled "The Enigmatic Head" featuring the work of a local artist called Janine Creaye. She works in several mediums as can be seen here and I now find that I've already seen several examples of her carvings at a couple of local nature reserves. Some of the exhibits I loved [particularly the foliate heads which will come as no surprise to any one who has seen the sheer number of greenmen I've featured over the last couple of years] others didn't appeal but here's a small selection for you to make your own mind up. More of her work can be seen here http://sculptureform.co.uk/
For anyone who fancies a spot of light reading upon the head cult here's a link that was flagged up recently in The Strange Things Seen In Churches FB group...you should know by now that my brain stores the most random of details and then joins them all up when it seems appropriate http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3472/
Arilx
Sadly I won't be zooming anywhere today. That decorating calls! x
ReplyDeleteIt looks like she's from my 'neck of the woods'. Every home should have a Green Man.
ReplyDeleteAmazing :) I love 'Jack-o-green' or greenman faces too, my sister in law knows this and I received a wooden carved log this chrimbly time - resplendent with a bearded face - happy me :)
ReplyDeleteHope the decorating has gone well LG! She's from Cowfold so yes definitely on your patch Cro. Lots of foliate faces in my house too Hawthorn Spellweaver- spotting them in churches has become rather a habit of mine! Arilx
ReplyDeleteMy people were from West Chiltington, Nr Pulborough.
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