Hamadryad
A Dryad was a tree nymph, or tree spirit. They were normally considered to be very shy creatures, except around the goddess Artemis, who was known to be a friend to most nymphs. Dryads, like all nymphs, were supernaturally long-lived and tied to their homes, but some were a step beyond most nymphs. These were the hamadryads who were part of a specific tree, and that if the tree died, the hamadryad associated with it died as well. For these reasons, dryads and the Greek gods punished any mortals who harmed trees without first making peace with the dryads
Wild Man of the Woods
Wild Man of the Woods sculpture ~ Paper clay, Bark, lichen, twigs, barnacles, moss & bone ~ 16×10.