With a strong shield-like shape and an uncanny three-eyed face, this wood wight is called Forest Guardian. It has a hidden bail suitable for a chain up to 3mm and stands about an inch tall.

From my Beltane 2024 line, this piece is the second in a series of thematically similar but visually unique pieces that I’m calling “wood wights”. These mask-like images are meant to represent and resemble forest spirits, and would make ideal vessels for magical servitors or familiar spirits. Although some themes may be repeated – this year’s “forest king” and “forest guardian”, for example, are very likely to see future iterations – no two will bear more than a passing resemblance to one another.

Shibuichi is an art metal alloy made of three parts copper to one part silver. When highly polished it looks like red gold, when antiqued or alowed to take a patina it develops a strong matte gay.