Happy Birthday, Harry Potter! Our family has very fond memories of attending birthday parties for Harry at the former Borders Books and Music. But, I digress. What does Harry Potter have to do with the Green Man? Actually, there isn’t a connection, but there is a great set in the movies that is adorned with […]
...Read More...How exciting to watch the opening ceremonies to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London! Even more exciting was seeing the Green Man commercial by Dow Corporation! Check it out here if you have not had a chance to see it: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dow-chemical-olympics-2012 Hey, was that Sylvia waving from the one window in the commercial? Amazing! […]
...Read More...Green Men are a favorite venue for garden art. My family and I are always on the hunt for Green Men. Once we found a fountain (which, in truth, was extremely ugly) with Green Men all around. Many are portrayed as Dionysis. George Carruth is one of my favorite sculptors of “Nature Faces.” He has […]
...Read More...The Green Man is a universal archetype. Throughout history he has had different guises and many names. Buddha is considered to be a Green Man as he was born in a tree. Osiris, Adonis, Dionysis, Al Khidr are also Green Men. More contemporary Green Men are Robin Hood, the May King and even the Jolly […]
...Read More...I am an animal lover and adore our two Siamese in our menagerie of animals. An interesting Green Man fact is that there are actually Green Cats! I first learned of this via Mike Harding many years ago [http://www.mikeharding.co.uk/greenman/] and found a terrific site that covers Green Cats and Green Dogs more in depth: http://www.green-man-of-cercles.org/articles/green_cats_and_dogs.pdf […]
...Read More...Dearest Reader, (and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading the book: The Greening as well as this blog.) I have a question for you, dear reader. I am working steadily on the second book in the Green Man series –tentatively titled: The Growing. Do you like the murder sooner than later […]
...Read More...Revisiting Terri Windling’s articles and site, gives me pause to wonder and wander through her wise words. A quote from fantasy artist Patricia McKillip from the Endicott Studio site: “‘At its best,’ she says, ‘fantasy rewards the reader with a sense of wonder about what lies within the heart of the commonplace world. The greatest […]
...Read More...One of my favorite authors, Terri Windling (author of The Wood Wife [my long time favorite book of hers] and many other fine books) edited a series of short stories with different aspects of the Green Man several years ago (see: http://www.amazon.com/Green-Man-Anthology-Mythic-Forest/dp/B003F76FMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340191170&sr=8-1&keywords=green+man+windling). She also has an outstanding treatise of art and philosophy on her Endicott […]
...Read More...I just ran across this artist — Ryszard Zarebski in the UK. He has an amazing Green Man painting that is closer than many to my imaginings for the book series. Enjoy! http://rysart.co.uk/gallery/
...Read More...The Green Man series is a trilogy of books revolving around Sylvia Ash, a young woman who meets the great, green enigma of The Green Man. In the series, Sylvia learns that she is part of the great pattern with the Green Man as a guide. Each book contains murder, mystery, romance and a touch of […]
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