I knew I wanted to develop some sort of greenman in leather, either tooled or in a mask - but when I saw an image of the Greenman at Bamberg Cathedral I knew exactly what it had to be.

My design has varied from a full mask with sculpted face and leaf beard, as in the original sculpture, to this truncated version; it was finally made for a party, and as such I hoped to create a design that incorperated the moustache on the original without interfering with eating and drinking. I like its round shape, but I hope to also complete the full-face design, and a few other green men in other varieties of foliage (this one is in acanthus; specifically I'd like to try red and white oak, and fern.)

The true color is a waxy medium green with mild copper accents, but I'd also like to paint one for each of the seasons. Leather and acrylic.