'PHAGOS' - BEECH TREE - QUEEN OF THE WOODS - ETCHING

Artist: ANNETTE HAGGER
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'PHAGOS' - BEECH TREE - QUEEN OF THE WOODS - ETCHING

Beech tree etching using Burnt Umber ink and printed onto Sommerset Ivory coloured fine textured etching paper.

The copper plate for this etching is A4 size took me 20
hours to work on it with an etching needle. Each print
takes 1 hour to ink up and polish before printing.

This tree seems to have a life of its own and is so
magical. This etching is from a sketch I did in the
Norfolk village of Withersdale Street.

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ANCIENT PAGAN WISDOM

BEECH TREE – PHAGOS – QUEEN OF THE WOODS

The Beech tree traditionaly known as the ‘Queen of the
Woods’ beacause
of its beauty and femininity shars its honour with the
Kingly Oak . Local
British traditions associate it with serpents, probably
because of its
serpentine root system, which are revealed by soil
erosion when they
are planted on hills or slopes. Behind this again lurks
the notion of the
wise serpent giving knowledge to those who ask for it.
Several altars to
the beech have been discovered in the French Pyrenees,
suggesting its important to the Celtic tribers who lived
there. It is said that no harm would
ever befall a traveller shelting beneath its branches, while
prayers uttered
in its shade were bound to be answered, just as any curse
spoken there
was said to be more effective. Slivers of beech wood and
leaves were once carried as talismans to bring good luck
and increase creative energy.
Wishes carved on beech wood wands which were
subsequently buried in
the earth, were said tto be particularly effective and, as the
wood rotted
away in the earth, the wish was released to bear fruit in the
outer world.
Thin leaves of beechwood are said to have been bound
together to form
the first book, which is ceretainly in line with its central
association with
writing and the transmission of lore. The Anglo-Saxon word
for ‘beech’
was bok (which became book), in German Buche is ‘beech
and Buche us ‘book’, While the Swedish word ‘bok’ means
both ‘book’ and ‘beech’.

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'PHAGOS' - BEECH TREE - QUEEN OF THE WOODS - ETCHING by ANNETTE HAGGER

Barry Norton

lovely artwork
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thank you so much Barry ! glad u like it!
thepaintedsoul

Love seeing this image. And the process is daunting, but you’ve created a fine print here. Congrats Annette!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thank you so much paintedsoul glad u like it ! i so enjoy the whole process of etching .
helmutk

Lovely work Annette !
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you so much helmutk ! glad u like it! ; )
shanemcgowan

ah begorra , tis is absolutely lovely anna sweetheart :-)).!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thanks shane , it took me a while to do this one but i got there in the end, glad u like the result ! ; )
valzart

O WOW! Watta wondrous piece of work sweetheART stunning inst fav love it ;} hugglez
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

aww thanks Val, your comments are much appreaciated!
Paul Scarsella

amazing beautiful work!!!!
ANNETTE HAGGER

thank you so much paul, and thank you for so many nice comments on my art too ! ; )
Phil Eckert

Nice work !
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thanks Phil, glad you like it ! ; ))
Antanas

Beautiful work
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thank you Antanas. anna ; )
Ken Eccles

A beautiful result for the ‘labour of love’ that it must have been. Painstaking work, Anna, that has yielded a wonderful image. Congratulations.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thanks Ken, it was fun to create so enjoyed spending time working on it..anna : )
sunrender

this tree has character!

very long time for eching! its a wonder, that you have something left to work with;-)
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thanks surrender – the copper plate is fairly large A4 size, so took me a while to do !
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

20 hours etching this onto copper plate is not a long time really surrender it has a lot of detail in it and is A4 size so isnt a small etching, glad u like it…anna
Caroline Gorka

Very nice work ! You can see you enjoyed doing this :)
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thanks caroline, and yes i did enjoy doing it!
Andy Mueller

Wow, this is pretty awesome …...
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thanks Andy….....,anna ; )
sierrabella

This is beautiful. A labour of love.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thanks sierrabella, glad you like it…anna ; )
Jeff Burns

beautiful image. great work
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thanks jeff, glad u like it…ann ; )
David Robinson

This is wonderful Annette—splendid detail and character .. reminds of Lord of the Rings .. the ents!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Oh thank you so much David, glad u like this, as you can see im into ancient trees, so to say this looks like the ents, has made my day ! anna …; )
Hemalata

Well done, Annette – magical indeed!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thank you so much hemalata !
Lucindawind

wonderful etchings!!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thank you lucinda, glad you like it! ..anna ; )
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Davide Montell...

Amazing artwork! I’m very fascinated by the fine art printing process. I love fine art prints!
Your writing is fascinating and culturally enriching. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It’s been a great journey through history and ancient traditions. Inspiring!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thank you so much davide, glad you liked it.anna ; )
mekea

This is wonderful! Love the information you porvide too!! :) Great work!
ANNETTE HAGGER

Thank you so much Mekea for taking the time to view my work and leave such a nice comment…....glad you like it…anna; )
Catherine Howell

Beautiful work! I am very interested in learning this craft…etching:)
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you for your interest and your comments catherine…anna ; )
kenspics

Outstanding craftsmanship Anna!!
Thank you as well for sharing re the amount of work that has gone into your labor of love!!
It’s so very easy to view a work, to love it, and NOT to realize the effort and care that has gone into creating a work of beauty such as this!!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you so much for your kind comments Ken. It did take me a time to produce this from start to finish but it was a pleasure to work on. Im still learing about etching, this is only my 2nd etching…lol…anna
mscholl21

Etching? Wow, cool!
ANNETTE HAGGER

thank you for taking the itme to iew my work michael, this is my 2nd etching,,...so im still learning about the etching process and the techniques ..lol….......but the journey is good fun michael ….anna ; )
Robert O'Neill

This is great Anna. Lets hope the submission goes well.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Fingers crossed Rob…...anna ; )
Marion Chapman

fabulous!! esp love the the design.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you marion….....anna ; )
Janis Zroback

I have never tried etching…I really love the texture you have achieved here…
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Janis…etching is a very slow process…but worth the effort and time !..anna ; )
Janis Zroback

I can believe it…. :))
linskudd

Nice work. What a fantastic old tree. Must be nice to walk around and see for real.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you so much linskudd…....anna : )
LorusMaver

I like Both versions of this Wunny !
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Fanks so much Wils..anna ; )
Luke Brannon

Wondrous detail in the bark. :)
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Luke…anna : )
LavenderMoon

This is really beautiful work, Anna… the only kind of an etching I am ever around involves scratching… or calamine…
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thanks Lavender glad you like it…..keep applying the calamine ! lol…anna : )
Elizabeth Bravo

Beautiful Etching. I love how this turned out.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Elizabeth….............anna : )
Steve Woodman

I love this, fantastic work
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Steve, glad you like it. This etching was accepted and is being exhibited in The Burt Gallery in London in April…….....anna : )
versionsofme

I love trees so much, and this is juts divine. Thanks for putting this out there, it’s really beautiful.
JennyMac

I love this tree! It’s almost alive… and so magical! Just beautiful.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Jen…anna : )
jdmphotography

Love your work ! ………
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Jon for such a nice compliment !....anna : )
Tibby Steedly

This is absolutely gorgeous. I love your lovely art!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much Tibby….anna : )
Scott d'Almeida

fantastic ;
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Scott…anna : )
Sensiworld

Beautiful work !
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Sylvia…anna :)
Pascale Baud

your interpretation of the tree is very fantatstic !
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you so much pb…anna : )
MaeBelle

Beautiful artwork,Anna, The queen has character! :o)) God Bless,Mae
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much Mae…anna : )
Richard Murch

.. Very fine work …....
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you so much Richard….............anna : )
LisArt

Stunning. I am such a huge fan of your work, the trees in particular, etchings and photographs, all mediums, they are just breathtaking.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you Lisa for such a nice compliment…....its much apprecaited…..anna : )
Antanas

lovely work
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much antanas….........anna : )
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JUSTART

great work
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much Justart….anna : )
kathy s gillen...

Fantastic work
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much Kathy…anna : )
grahampattison

Beautiful. Stunning work!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much Graham….anna : )
Adam Gormley

WOW beautiful artwork Annette, love these old trees, and love this!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much Adam…anna : )
Béla Török

Fabulous artwork, my friend!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much Bela…..anna : )
Belinda "Billy...

you have been featured in the Works On Paper group. Great description of your process, and wow, wish I coud get my hands on a peice of copper that size. Well done. Love it.
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you so much Belinda…and what a lovely surprise to be featured ! anna : )
roseart

Absolutely breathtaking! Very very nice! Rose
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you so much for such a nice comment rose….......anna : )
riverotter

Fantastic work Anna … I so LOVE your tree images. Blessings, Em
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you so much Emily….......anna : )
Catherine White

Outstanding!
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Thank you very much Catherine….......anna : )
ANNETTE HAGGER

image of the actual copper etching plate
gemynd

amazing strength in this work can see why it resonates so deeply for so many…worthy of all the prase
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

thank you very much…....anna : )
Lynne Haselden

Gorgeous work! You must be a person of infinite patience to do work like this. Beautiful. x Lynne
ANNETTE HAGGER replied

Yes etching is a very slow process but I do enjoy the result Lynne…anna : )