faceOdd Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 Hello! I've been a mask-making maniac lately with a big science fiction/fantasy convention coming right up. I've been making 4-7 masks a day - crazy! I won't bore with you with all of them, but I wanted to share these two. My friend knows I pick up every piece of scrap metal in my path, and eventually find a use for it. While he was in Prague last year, he found a piece of a broken gear and brought it back for me. I used it to make the dragon's 'scales'. The owl was originally just an owl. At the women's conference last month there was a very nice lady crocheting with her glasses on the tip of her nose. She kept looking down through her glasses and then back up as we talked about sewing, costuming, etc. When I got home, I had an idea. I had a pair of 1890's Oxford spectacles that were missing the nose pads, and I'd never gotten around to getting them replaced. Looking at the owl mask, I wondered how the specs would look with it... perfect, I think. I stitched the glasses to the beak and added the little chain. The great thing is, it's functional too. When wearing the mask you can look through the eye holes straight ahead or look down through the glasses and actually use them. They're approximately 1.25 reading glasses. I suppose I should figure out what to make next - trolls, aliens, faeries, more dragons? Or maybe a big dish of chocolate ice cream : ) ~Tammy Quote faceOdd wearable art masks www.faceoddmasks.com
Drac Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 love 'em! the owl reminds me of a character that was in the book (or at least the series the book's from) "a wind in the door". Quote frissenfrassenmussafrussen...
faceOdd Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Posted March 6, 2008 Thanks! I'm not familiar with that book - I'll have to look it up! Your new masks are great! ~Tammy Quote faceOdd wearable art masks www.faceoddmasks.com
Members Spider Posted March 6, 2008 Members Report Posted March 6, 2008 OMG you do the nose thing!!! NICE!!! Quote From the insane mind of SPIDER... http://spiderflesh.com Myspace: Spiderflesh Facebook: Spiderflesh George
Ambassador leatheroo Posted March 6, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted March 6, 2008 excellent tammy, love the glasses Quote "]http://leatheroo.blogspot
TomSwede Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 Cool stuff! First one reminds me of those masks that doctor's from the 1700' eds (18th century I believe for many of you here) used to wear with a long nose thingie stuffed with herbs and stuff ( Ithink think it was that century). The owl is just spot on aswell, for me a Swedish children tv show comes to mind and the owl of winnie the poo, doesn't he wear spectacles too? Good work! Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
faceOdd Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) Spider, I've been going a little crazy with noses lately - the bigger the better, it seems! I just started making ears, too. Roo, I was originally thinking 'Mother Goose' when I had the glasses and mask idea, but I didn't have leather at the time to make a goose. So I 'cheated' and used the owl. In retrospect, I think it was the better choice. I don't like the oval eye openings with the round glasses, but I suppose it makes it more anthropomorphic. Tom, it's funny that you mention the plague doctor mask - I'm working on a variation of it at the moment! I misplaced the eye pieces so I couldn't finish it yesterday. I think a lot of cartoon owls wear glasses, but as far as I can remember they're all male. This owl seems female to me. The pearl chain is easily removable though, so I suppose it could be either male or female. Thank you all for your comments, and the inspiration you provide with your amazing leatherwork! ~Tammy Edited March 6, 2008 by TCLeathercraft Quote faceOdd wearable art masks www.faceoddmasks.com
TomSwede Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 Tom, it's funny that you mention the plague doctor mask - I'm working on a variation of it at the moment! I misplaced the eye pieces so I couldn't finish it yesterday. I think a lot of cartoon owls wear glasses, but as far as I can remember they're all male. This owl seems female to me. The pearl chain is easily removable though, so I suppose it could be either male or female.~Tammy Oh I'm really looking forward to the plaguedoctor mask those are so cool. Give's me chills up my spine, must have met with those in past lives! Those were worn 'cuz it was believed that diseases were spread via odours so a touch of smell from herbs and spices would be a neat feature for finished product. Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Members TomBanwell Posted March 6, 2008 Members Report Posted March 6, 2008 I love the textures you get, and the glasses are just the right touch! Quote
Ambassador abn Posted March 6, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted March 6, 2008 These are wonderful masks. I love the textures and colors of each one. They're all so smooth and polished, they almost seem ceramic! Quote
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