Mythago

The esteemed Lettuce introduced me to Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood Series, in which people in rural England find themselves drawn into a dark wood. Beings from the collective unconscious mind appear first as flickers at the corner of the eye, before they completely manifest as creatures of ambiguous intent. Another t-shirt design...I actually need to stop with these and maybe do some Holiday cards. In the mean time, I'm considering this an entry for Illustration Friday's spooky prompt.

OOh, look, here is another one...

And a fir tree king on flickr..

Mythagos and other monsters

Lettuce at Lettuce Eating sent me the book Mythago Wood, in which people living near a mysterious wood manifest creatures from the unconscious, these creatures first becoming visible out of the corners of their eyes - they vanish when looked at directly (a little of Sheridan Le Fanu's Green Tea?). 

I note that as I linked I discovered that L. has Alice up in her post today. I am expecting more Alices on Sunday.

By the way, if anyone can think of an appropriately mythic name for this creature, let me know. Also,  any mythic creatures of your own you'd like to see in these pages – more will be appearing here.