:bulletgreen:THE SPRING CHALLENGE... Theme is... The GREEN MAN!!! I pulled up a Wiki-search on Spring symbols...and he was there! He has been on my mind a lot-(being sick still and even sicker of winter) A verdant hopeful sign of the coming season!:excited: Excerpt from the Wiki Article: "A Green Man is a sculpture, drawing, or other representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves. Branches or vines may sprout from the nose, mouth, nostrils or other parts of the face and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit. Commonly used as a decorative architectural ornament, Green Men are frequently found on carvings in churches and other buildings (both secular and ecclesiastical). "The Green Man" is also a popular name for English public houses and various interpretations of the name appear on inn signs, which sometimes show a full figure rather than just the head. The Green Man motif has many variations. Found in many cultures around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetative deities springing up in different cultures throughout the ages. Primarily it is interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, or "renaissance," representing the cycle of growth each spring. Some speculate that the mythology of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate ancient cultures and evolved into the wide variety of examples found throughout history." :bulletgreen:SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS Easter Sunday night-April 4th, 2010!-MIDNIGHT CST! Winner TBA 1 week after on the 11th! That gives you six weeks!!! :bulletgreen:Must be a SPANKIN' new work, not submitted before tomorrow, February 21st! :bulletgreen:Allowed Post work! Color tweaking, Dust reduction, Frames and sigs. :bulletgreen:Name the fractal program used! :bulletgreen:Name your leafy, recognizable Green Man!! (the Wiki article had some excellent ones!!;) ) :bulletgreen:Submit to Gallery Folder->Challenge Entries! :bulletgreen:Winner gets featured till the announcement of the next Challenge winner! Here on the groups front page, A NEWS ARTICLE, and in any journal features anyone will donate! :bulletgreen:Previous Challenge winner prohibited from Current challenge! :bulletgreen:PRIZES SO FAR... Respond to this journal if you wish to donate a feature, print, stamp or subbie!! *2 weeks in =moofied1 Journal!