Woods Folk

[Kepis]

Couple of simple Woods Folk, carved from a 3/4" (18mm) Hazel stick with a TBS Boar pocket knife.

woodsfolk by Mark Emery, on Flickr

They and a few of their brethren (not yet born) will soon be outside on the grass verge or hanging from a hedge, waiting to be found by the locals.

 

[Toddy]

Those look rather Scandinavian Christmas elf like

 

[Kepis]

Those look rather Scandinavian Christmas elf like

I was thinking i might add some colour to a few, although i much prefer to let time and the weather take their toll

 

[Woody girl]

Very cute... where do you live??? I need to snaffle them up as soon as they go out!

 

[santaman2000]

I was thinking i might add some colour to a few, although i much prefer to let time and the weather take their toll

I see the merit in either approach. That said, I’ve never seen any of your work done in colors. It might be interesting.

 

[Robson Valley]

I vote to leave them raw to weather. I did that with 8 wood carvings.
Put them on fence posts to see every day. I like the weathering.
A few did get some paint, all gone now. So be it.

 

[Kepis]

Very cute... where do you live??? I need to snaffle them up as soon as they go out!

About 150 miles east of you

 

[Woody girl]

Ok I'll start walking now

 

[Janne]

I was thinking i might add some colour to a few, although i much prefer to let time and the weather take their toll

If they weather Grey they will look like the old traditional Jul tomtar and vättar.
If you colour their hat Red, they look like the ones Jenny Lind painted.

Great job!