Yeah. "1, 2, 3...Kalamazoo!" I'm bringing a bunch of new masks, new stuff that I came up with just for this show (since it's my first time as an exhibitor there and I'm all about shock and awe). So, I combined my traditional fox mask with another popular motif I use often and came up with...Ivy Fox.
Now that I see it, it's a little Christmas-y. Meh. :::shrug::: Also, I want to do something similar, but with grapes and grape leaves. You know, like from Aesop's Fables, the fox and the grapes. It's just an idea.
Also! I managed to find enough leather (I nearly ran out of cow!) to do another dragon mask.
That stone I used for inlay is called a snake eye. It's like the cat's eye cabochons I've used in the past, but...swirly. It was a silvery black stone, but I didn't want to do a black and silver dragon again. So...really really red, with black and silver. Shock and Awe, baby.
And, I'm out of here. Back on Sunday, hopefully with wads and wads of cash. :-)
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I like the fox. He almost looks like he's wearing ivy for an earring :) Hey, why does the dragon have two sets of horns? Am i mis-seeing, or do you just see them that way? Or are you basing them on a particular type of dragon?
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So I started doing them with four horns just to clear up any confusion. Since I started doing them that way, I've actually seen some 15th century Japanese woodcuts of dragons with multiple horns, so I guess there's some validation!
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I saw your hairstick...so pretty! Has the same color scheme. Black, red, and silver just look good together.
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Dragon masks usually take me between four and five hours from start to finish. The first few I made took a lot longer, but each time I do a design I get more efficient and it takes less time.
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That stone is called snake's eye, and is available in several colors (I used black). I used a 20 x 15 mm oval, but they come in all sizes and in rounds as well.
Hope this helps. :-)
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First thought: You... made these?
And then I recalled your username and laughed. Of course! ^_^
These are beautiful! I love the fox!
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Cute icon! Yay Strongbow (he was my favorite next to Cutter).
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My favourite was Rayek and now Teir. :D Strongbow was an on again, off again favourite. ;D