So! This is absolutely the coolest mask I make. Medusa.
It's really really difficult to cut out, carve, and shape. So I don't make them very often (this is the first Medusa I've done in three years). This one has eleven snakes, shaded from gold to copper over a black base. I thought green eyes for the snakes would really stand out nicely with all that gold so I used 3mm malachite beads. Those eyes are a PAIN in the ass to sew in. I sew them onto a small scrap of suede, cement the suede into each head after I position the eyes in the sockets, and then cement another piece of black suede under the chin, to hide all the sewing work. ELEVEN TIMES! Auuugh. But, it's worth it because this mask really rocks (in my not-so-humble opinion) and is a total show-stopper.
You can see the heads just a bit more clearly from this angle. That's all one piece of leather, by the way.
I did a ~second~ Medusa (eh, it keeps me busy) but the picture didn't load correctly so I'll post that another time.
Also, I had the best conversation with![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
rumdiculous today, which unfortunately I failed to save. Talking points:
1. Someone really needs to cosplay Naraku, complete with Shard pasties
2. Where might one tuck a $20, should one wish to tip a strategically sharded naked Naraku?
3. '80's fantasy movies are mucho fun. Glitter = magic!
4. "Legend" is more disturbing than "Labyrinth". Labyrinth has David Bowie's mesmerizing spandex-clad "area"...but Legend has Tom Cruise in a disturbing chain mail mini dress that shows off his hairless boy-thighs, and that wins.
It's really really difficult to cut out, carve, and shape. So I don't make them very often (this is the first Medusa I've done in three years). This one has eleven snakes, shaded from gold to copper over a black base. I thought green eyes for the snakes would really stand out nicely with all that gold so I used 3mm malachite beads. Those eyes are a PAIN in the ass to sew in. I sew them onto a small scrap of suede, cement the suede into each head after I position the eyes in the sockets, and then cement another piece of black suede under the chin, to hide all the sewing work. ELEVEN TIMES! Auuugh. But, it's worth it because this mask really rocks (in my not-so-humble opinion) and is a total show-stopper.
You can see the heads just a bit more clearly from this angle. That's all one piece of leather, by the way.
I did a ~second~ Medusa (eh, it keeps me busy) but the picture didn't load correctly so I'll post that another time.
Also, I had the best conversation with
rumdiculous today, which unfortunately I failed to save. Talking points:1. Someone really needs to cosplay Naraku, complete with Shard pasties
2. Where might one tuck a $20, should one wish to tip a strategically sharded naked Naraku?
3. '80's fantasy movies are mucho fun. Glitter = magic!
4. "Legend" is more disturbing than "Labyrinth". Labyrinth has David Bowie's mesmerizing spandex-clad "area"...but Legend has Tom Cruise in a disturbing chain mail mini dress that shows off his hairless boy-thighs, and that wins.
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And yes, I agree with #4. Legened is FAR more disturbing on several levels than Labyrinth.
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Labyrinth actually was what inspired me to make masks. That scene where Sarah is tripping out and she's at a masked ball...I remember seeing that and thinking it'd be cool to make masks like those. Now I do! For a living! Life is weird.