Forest Spirits Wall Plaque | Hand-Carved Male & Female Faces in Ash Wood wood_statue_altar She wept tears of red

She wept tears of red gold for her wandering husband Óðr

sometimes strong and hard-working

the god of justice and patron of peaceful life

This hand-carved ash wood statue captures him in the full radiance of his domain: god of the sun

Healers and sorcerers did this

Forest Spirits Wall Plaque | Hand-Carved Male & Female Faces in Ash Wood wood_statue_altar She wept tears of redFrom the depths of the living forest, two faces emerge a man and a woman, their features woven into the wood as though they have always been there, part of the grain, part of the growth. Surrounded by ornate floral and filigree carvings that curl and bloom around them like the forest itself, these are not portraits but presences nature spirits given form by the carvers hand. The Forest Spirits Wall Plaque is a large format hand carved ash wood piece