Heading out...

[merimask]

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.  :-)

Comments

[merimask.livejournal.com]

It's funny, that red dragon ~does~ look wicked. I've done that particular mask before, just recently in green and copper, but the red and black combination is especially sinister. Neat!

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.

[rumdiculous.livejournal.com]

People see Red & Black as Danger & Death. Plus red is such a bold, strong color that I am violently attracted to. So naturally I'm in love with this mask.