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See you space cowboy......

Psychosis Mask: In Red

Well, I pulled the resin of the Psychosis mask out of the mold and it worked out pretty well. Some of it's thinner than I would have preferred, but I can make due with it and thickin it a bit.

The plan was to make it look like irritated, rashed skin over the wearer's healthy skin. I did not want a direct skin reference (as would have resulted using latex,) I wanted the skin to be armorish.




So there you go, the startings of the next mask. The next time I post a picture of this one, there will be much metalwork involved.


See you space cowboy.......

Work Overseas

So I talked to one of the owners of Eerie Productions this morning. We are going back in session in a few weeks to plan for the upcoming season of Frightworld. But the more interesting part of the conversation was an offer to fly to London to work on a house in the old UK. As much as this is a dream come true for me, I had to turn down the offer to finish off school. I'm on my last semester of my Anthropology degree, so I figured that I can't stop in the home stretch. I will likely be heading overseas sooner rather than later, though, to work on some haunted productions within the next year or so, which would be the experience of a lifetime.


See you space cowboy.....

Psychosis Casting

I started to cast the mask for Psychosis in resin today. It will be transparent red resin.

This is the resin in the mold.




See you space cowboy.....

New Masks: Psychosis

I'm starting to work with masks more with some refinement in concept, design, and technique. I learned a lot with Contemporary Shaman Mask of the healer, including techniques to limit the clean-up, and produce a more efficient process. I also learned more about the use of masks, and the incorporation of the human body conceptually and functionally.

My series is based on the theme of Insanity. There will be three masks in this series being Psychosis, Depression, and Paranoia. The first mask to be produced (or at least be started) will be Psychosis, which is currently being worked on. Depression will soon follow using entirely new techniques based on metal's own Chasing and Repousse. Depression will contain none of the previous base used for the mask; resin. Paranoia will probably also use a new technique and medium of fiberglass, but I'll burn that bridge when I get there.


Here's some photos of Psychosis up until now.

This is the start of the mask. The basic shape of it.

This is the mask expaned into a raw version of its final form.

This is the mask completed in clay and sealed.

This is the mold of the mask, still containing the original.


What will separate this mask from the precious one? Well, the concept is key. My previous mask did not interact much with the body, and the handle was a mere handle, with no impact on the wearer. Now, for a traditional shamanistic mask, that is acceptable. However, for masks showing raw human emotion and mental "deformaty," mask/wearer interaction is a necessity. As far as the Psychosis mask, this will be done in a few ways. The handle will be more integrated in concept and function. The "handle" of this piece is 4 brass rings on either side of the head. These rings will be around the temple of the mask in that the wearer must cover their ears to hold the mask to their head. On top of that, there will be a neck brace coming off of the mask forcing the wearer to look upwards. So picture a humanoid face looking upwards, screaming, and covering their ears. It sounds quite psychotic indeed.

Depression and Paranoia will also supply some dark, creepy, and rather disturbing suprises to them. So keep an eye out.


See you space cowboy.......

Ruachuliu Layer 2: Trees and Vines

Well, this piece only took forever to make.




I originally designed and fabricated the initial version of this bracelet back when I made the pip Ruachuliu Layer 1: Fire and Stone. I planned on casing it using the new Neutec caster in the studio, but that machine is still not ready to use! So before the holidays, I decided just to use the old method and cast it out. I then bezel set the Labradorite in it just in time to wear it to holiday dinners back at home. Here's a picture of it:





The silver behind the Labradorite is pierced out so that the light can shine through it. The piece resembles a leaf, and the linework resembles grasses and vines.

In Layer 2 of ruachuliu, creatures are given their flesh by an old man or woman (depending on gender). They are all given their flesh in this layer because trees bear fruits that give us flesh when we eat them.

See you space cowboy......