I am entirely too satisfied with myself today.

[merimask]

Oh...my god people.  Remember that lion mask I was talking about?  Look!

I totally nailed the look of old bronze, don't you think?  These pictures are pretty good but the mask in person is even more stunning.  It really looks exactly like an old bronze mask!

 

I am so freaking happy with this mask...

I really hope Mikka is happy with this mask...I'm so crazy about it that I want to do more!  Oh, it really energizes me when I make something I really like.  ^__^

Also, since I am a busy little bee (and I am running out of big pieces of leather) I made a handfull of these charming ginkgo leaf keychains...

They are up in my Etsy shop, of course.

Meanwhile, I am really enjoying the news this weekend, for a change.  It's so uplifting!  Watching Obama move closer towards his presidency...it's a really happy news cycle to be sure.  So many hundreds and thousands of hopeful faces, you can't help but feel good about it!  I'm watching the concert on the Mall in DC (on TV...I was going to take Char but decided not to & now I'm sorry we didn't make the trip)...U2 and Bruce Springstein woo!  How cool is that? 

I took a break and took Kiba out for a long hike in the woods.  We havern't done that much this winter (three feet of snow is no fun to walk in...& then it got too cold).  Today was a balmy 22 degrees which is still cold but really, over 30 degrees warmer than it's been here all week!  I didn't even wear a hat.  It was about a 3 mile walk and I really enjoyed getting out in the fresh air.  Kiba had so much fun, too.  I wish I'd brought my camera; it was snowing lightly and the woods were just beautiful.   Kiba's all pooped out now & frankly so am I...walking in foot-deep snow is a workout! 
 

Anyway, it's back to work for me.  I have cut all the remaining leather into big projects (more cool dragons) and I'm nearly through with those.  Pictures soon!

Comments

I totally nailed the look of old bronze, don't you think?

[(Anonymous)]

Omigosh. That mask is amazing. If I didn't know you and the medium you work in, I would never have guessed that was leather. That mask looks ancient, as if it came out of a Minoan or Mycenaean excavation. Honest, it reminds me a lot of the mask of Agamemnon, even though that's gold and this is bronze, I mean leather..., and that's a guy and this is a lion... Oh heck, I'm not explaining it well, but I see what I see:-) Anyway, it's fabulous. (snowy)

Re: I totally nailed the look of old bronze, don't you think?

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Thanks!

Yes I agree...it almost looks like an artifact doesn't it? At the same time, I think I was very much influenced by my summers in Newport RI. The place is full of old mansions and old statuary. Lots of old copper/bronze too (they don't rust in the salty sea air but they DO turn exactly this shade of green). He has that kind of dignity.