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Published: 2009-11-23 00:52:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 2690; Favourites: 63; Downloads: 0
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Otso are finnish woodland spirits that usually take the form of bears. Sometimes they are thought to be the souls of people who were lost in the woods. Usually you'd avoid saying the word "otso" and refer to them sneakily as "you friend" or "uncle" so as not to attract their attention. While not necessarily malevolent, they might not be super-nice, and I'm sure they'd be really scary to meet!Related content
Comments: 19
i like it very much - this style is so classically, it could be also be a woodcut or from an very old book - fantastically!
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Awesome drawing, I love that style!
And I also love finnish mythology
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Thanks! I love mythology from everywhere!
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Me too, but especially nordic one
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sort of reminds me of a type of Native American boogie man, that even saying their name would make them stronger.
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not an uncommon theme with magical critters...
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excellent, maybe it can be a textbook someday. :-p
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Look at that detail! That must have taken you a while. It looks great! As always , i love the story that goes along with it. Ive never heard of some of these myth's and they are so awesome! The leaves as his ears is just adorable. It would be scary to meet Uncle in the woods, but I do think it would be awesome to see one walk by unnoticed.
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I don't think i'd want to see one at all... I think the ambivalent magical critters are spookier than the "bad" ones!
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I really like the forest theme going on here, it ties in really nicely to the story about the forest spirit. It's quite amazing the way you made the bear form out of the leaves and woven twigs, it must have taken a lot of patience. I love it.
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