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Rattle and Hiss
Well, here they are; my new Medusa masks.
First, the Diamondback Rattlesnake version that was giving me such a headache.
I was saying to someone in my comments last time (PZB I think) that I am repeatedly seduced by complicated neutral patterns in nature & it's a source of frustration for me, always. I keep attempting to capture something like the pattern of spangled frittilary butterflies or brown trout or, in this case, Eastern Diamondbacks...& I never quite get it perfect. Only nature can do that, I suppose. I came as close as I've ever come this time, anyway.
The browns of this mask are "cool", and I only had enough turquoise beads for one mask (I was ONE freaking bead short) so that's what I used for the snakes' eyes in this one.
I love the tiny patterned heads. Diamondbacks have these awesome banded faces that make them look so wicked. I even added rattles to the tips of the tails (they end in the outer corners of the eyes). Details, people! Details.
So after experiencing the self-inflicted torture of the Diamondback pattern, I wanted something that was still striking (no pun intended dammit) but less complicated. The Northern Copperhead was my second choice (another really dangerous snake...utterly unintentional by the way, I was just looking for pretty brown patterns).
This snake is a much warmer brown tone. Coppery, you might say. I used carnelian beads for the eyes. I have to say it looked AWESOME with the turquoise, but of the two I think the diamondback needed them more. I'm definitely going to be trying this one with turquoise next time, though.
I hate to say it, but between the two I think I like this one better. That could be due to the fact that it was half as time-consuming to paint as the Diamondback was. I love the rich browns too...Greg says this mask looks chocolaty (he calls it "Chocolate Cleopatra", by the way. Because he's funny like that.).
With my hair color this one looks great on me, too. "Become stone!!"
So yeah, that was my project & I finished it in half a week. Not too shabby! They're definitely going to be in my Etsy shop (I'll pace myself & do one today & one tomorrow) & I probably won't be selling them right away (or at all) 'cause of the price. Still, it'll be a fair price (it's my wholesale price, actually, for the Medusa masks I'm making for Rumors)...so I suppose if anyone really likes them they might think of them as a bargain. *shrug*
Speaking of my Etsy shop...a note for all of you who are LJ friends. If you order something from my Etsy shop, be sure to drop me a private e-mail (the link is on the Etsy site) and I'll add a really cool extra "gift" to your order...for free! I don't mean to be a whore, but I DO want to boost my sales count & I know there are some of you who like my stuff. :-) Anyway, it's an added incentive & you'd be helping out a friend.
I love the tiny patterned heads. Diamondbacks have these awesome banded faces that make them look so wicked. I even added rattles to the tips of the tails (they end in the outer corners of the eyes). Details, people! Details.
So after experiencing the self-inflicted torture of the Diamondback pattern, I wanted something that was still striking (no pun intended dammit) but less complicated. The Northern Copperhead was my second choice (another really dangerous snake...utterly unintentional by the way, I was just looking for pretty brown patterns).
This snake is a much warmer brown tone. Coppery, you might say. I used carnelian beads for the eyes. I have to say it looked AWESOME with the turquoise, but of the two I think the diamondback needed them more. I'm definitely going to be trying this one with turquoise next time, though.
I hate to say it, but between the two I think I like this one better. That could be due to the fact that it was half as time-consuming to paint as the Diamondback was. I love the rich browns too...Greg says this mask looks chocolaty (he calls it "Chocolate Cleopatra", by the way. Because he's funny like that.).
With my hair color this one looks great on me, too. "Become stone!!"
So yeah, that was my project & I finished it in half a week. Not too shabby! They're definitely going to be in my Etsy shop (I'll pace myself & do one today & one tomorrow) & I probably won't be selling them right away (or at all) 'cause of the price. Still, it'll be a fair price (it's my wholesale price, actually, for the Medusa masks I'm making for Rumors)...so I suppose if anyone really likes them they might think of them as a bargain. *shrug*
Speaking of my Etsy shop...a note for all of you who are LJ friends. If you order something from my Etsy shop, be sure to drop me a private e-mail (the link is on the Etsy site) and I'll add a really cool extra "gift" to your order...for free! I don't mean to be a whore, but I DO want to boost my sales count & I know there are some of you who like my stuff. :-) Anyway, it's an added incentive & you'd be helping out a friend.
*smooch*
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I swear, I got lost wandering around Etsy for something like six hours last night. I couldn't stop!
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About the pendants...they're bigger than you would think by looking at the pics, I was surprised when mine came...they were about 25% larger than I expected. The jump ring attached to it to make it into a pendant is a mite larger than a pencil eraser...you could make them into earrings but they would be awkwardly large if you didn't have them dangle slightly, probably. Though I guess it depends on your taste in earrings and your face shape :)
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http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5085508
I love this shop's stuff because their pendants are on actual chips of real wood, & the resin is so thick. Pretty!