re: [lace] green man
Thought you'd be interested in this from an article by Jan Dalley in this weekend's Financial Times ...somewhere, in almost any church in the land, you can see that impish grinning ancient face with leaves and branches spewing and flowing out of his mouth and whirling round his head, or sprouting from his cheeks and eyebrows like mad leafy whiskers. Sometimes the whole head is made of leaves; sometimes it's as if a puckish face is peering out through a dense net of foliage. He can be sinister, he can be rather cuddly-looking. He was also called Jack o' the Green or Jack o' the Woods: he is the spirit of the wildwoods, the Panic elemental force. He is the King of the May; lord of misrule: some say he's the origin of Robin Hood. Whatever: he is definitely nothing to do with being pious on Sundays. We looked up the mighty, intricate, dinner-plate sized Green Men in Winchester and Norwich, St Giles in Edinburgh, Southwell Minster... He's all over Europe; you can find him in India. We discovered a researcher who claims that in Exeter cathedral there are more images of the Green Man than there are of Jesus (he has counted)... Jean in sunny but chilly Glasgow - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
re: [lace] green man
Hi Sharon and everyone I don't know anything more about the green man either; he seems to just 'be' since time gone by - predating much else. He has been the subject of quite a few lace motifs that I've noticed, and someone else I know made him out of paper, to hang in her kitchen. I hadn't heard of him until I saw the first of several lace motifs in 'Lace' Will be happy to hear of anything more about this - am not going to google any more for a while, too defeated by trying to find the picture of the lace dress at the Maltwood (and I know it's 'there') -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins and New Christmas Bobbin www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] green man
I sent this before but didn't realize it went to a single person rather than the list. Sorry 'bout that. A Green Man is a nature spirit inhabiting forests and wooded areas. Here's a good link for a more in depth explanation. http://www.enhyper.net/greenman/greenmanlegend.html Ruth in OK Bev Walker wrote: Hi Sharon and everyone I don't know anything more about the green man either; he seems to just 'be' since time gone by - predating much else. He has been the subject of quite a few lace motifs that I've noticed, and someone else I know made him out of paper, to hang in her kitchen. I hadn't heard of him until I saw the first of several lace motifs in 'Lace' Will be happy to hear of anything more about this - am not going to google any more for a while, too defeated by trying to find the picture of the lace dress at the Maltwood (and I know it's 'there') -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins and New Christmas Bobbin www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
