Bucca Dhu Is Watching You - 12 x 12" Eco Canvas

Bucca Dhu Is Watching You - Recycled Plastic Bottle Eco Canvas by TUSSFACE.

Decorative text with a worn finish reads ' YMA BOCKA DU OW MIRES ORTHIS' which is Kernewek / Cornish for 'BUCCA DHU IS WATCHING YOU'.

The origins of the Bucca Dhu and its counterpart, the Bucca Gwidden are lost in time. 

It has even been said that both Buccas are the faded versions of the two sides of the Horned God once worshipped by the Cornovvi. It has also been suggested that the Bucca was a separate pagan sea deity.

Some believe the Buccas are an ancient tribe of fairy folk.

The Bucca Dhu is not inherently evil but is more easily angered than the Bucca Gwidden, more of a trickster, vengeful and intolerant of human ways.

Bucca Dhu has many forms. Appearing as an eel-like merman, a sea serpent, a horned water beast and on land as a hobgoblin and a seaweed-bearded man.  Often appearing in stormy weather.

Bucca Dhu expected offerings from fishermen who would leave part of their catch upon the sand.

'Penzance boys up in a tree,

Looking as wisht as wisht can be;

Newlyn buckas as strong as oak,

Knocking them down at every poke.'

Ready to hang and made entirely from recycled plastic bottles, stretched over a lightweight, recycled frame, our custom eco canvases are a great way to introduce some sustainable art to your life – even the packaging is made from 100% recycled content! Better yet, they’re almost half the weight of traditional wooden canvases.