Tree Faces

We've rediscovered many different parts of Epping Forest taking Jed for walks. I really like the old Beech pollards which were last cut in 1878 - some of them have formed into fantastic and grotesque shapes...




I've walked through the forest at dusk and given myself the willies imagining all sorts of strange, lurking creatures. This feeling is perfectly captured in this Thomas Bewick wood engraving...


Bewick was a brilliant artist and engraver and many of his "talepieces" are humourous and poignant. The original of the above illustration only measures 5 x 3cm.