More new masks...just in time for Halloween!

Well, here they are; the masks I've been working on.  I'm starting with my maple leaf mask, since it's my favorite.

Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the prettiest.  I just love the seasonal look of this mask.  My favorite iconic autumn  image is the way the fall maples look after a good rain (like today).  The trunks turn black while the leaves look like they're on fire.  This mask reminds me of that.  Plus, it's a classy take on traditional Halloween black & orange.

(  More masks... )

I just realized (I know it sounds dumb because who forgets their own birthday?), I'm going to be 42 in less than two weeks.  42!!  I sure don't feel 42.  I don't think I look 42.  I know I don't act 42.  *baffled*  When did I get so old?  My life is (if I'm LUCKY) half over!  Wow.

Greg said something about going to Canada for my birthday.  A few days at the Fallsview casino in a resort hotel with a spa & an awesome waterpark attached.  By the end of that weekend I will either feel not nearly 42 or (depending on how much partying we do) I will feel 90.   Anyway, looking forward to it.  I badly need a mini-vacation.