How Often Do You Lay Awake Late At Night Pondering The Deep Mysteries Of The Universe, Like "What If

How often do you lay awake late at night pondering the deep mysteries of the universe, like "What if fortune cookies were pointy?"

Well, you can rest easy now. I got you.

I wanted to make a thunder bird mask, and it ended up being basically Zapdos. Not the original goal, but I can't complain.

6 oz leather, laser-cut, hand dyed and formed, with a couple rivets. It's designed to be compatible with glasses!

I'll list it on Etsy after I’m done vending at Arisia this weekend.

Local faceless being descends mysterious portal staircase.

Etsy link

This was my table setup last weekend at Arisia! The convention was a bit smaller than it was in previous years, but my sales were OK. I focused mostly on leather masks this year, and considering I ended up right next to two nice chainmail vendors, so that was a good choice. 

The big showpiece masks I had didn’t end up selling, so I’ll have them at Anthro New England next month. (I’ll hold off on listing them for sale online until after that.) Gonna have to restock on medium-sized masks for that. Though I do have an idea for another big mask/hood I’d like to make for that too.

This insectoid leather mask is nothing but huge bug eyes and antennae. The big housefly eyes have an iridescent green sheen, and the antennae glow in the dark.

It fits over glasses, too! A bit hard to see them in the photo though.

4 oz vegetable-tanned leather, cut with a laser cutter, dyed black, and painted with acrylics.

I often make these corroded masks to use parts of a hide of leather that's got some surface imperfection. I'll position the rusting-away part of the mask over an area with nicks or blemishes, and the dye tends to accentuate it nicely.

This version of this mask is re-drawn so it works with glasses, too.

Etsy link!