Gnome

I am always fascinated with gnomes, elves and dwarfs, whatever you may call them. Although I don't know exactly how they differ from one another, I always visualize them with colorful clothes and pointed hats. We call them Duende or Nuno sa Punso in our local dialect. When I was young and would pee in the fields and it was already dark outside, I would say "Isbo, isbo, apo." first. It's just like warning the duendes that you are going to pee lest you may pee on them and they put a hex on you in retaliation.


Carved out of a willow twig.

Ready for painting.

Painted. Not bad, isn't it?

That's all folks! Thanks for reading.