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Medusa is one of my most tedious, time-consuming masks to make.  Don't get me wrong, I love making her...she just takes forever.  Every one of those tiny snake heads has to be shaped by hand, and then I sew little 4mm beads into them for eyes.  For this one I used malachite stone beads, 'cause I thought the green would look pretty with gold & copper.  That's a LOT of tiny little beads.

I was SO bummed when I sold this mask.  Usually I'm just fine with selling my work,(I'd be out of business pretty quick if I wasn't), but this one turned out so pretty, I almost wanted to keep it for myself.

Medusa is made out of a single piece of sculpted leather, and colored with a combination of alcohol-based dyes and Liquitex acrylic paints.

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Submitted by: merimask

Posted: Jul 28, 2007 2:26 am

Completed: Feb 1, 2007

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Galleries: Costume Design, Fantasy, Finished Work, Gothic, Mythical Creatures, Original Art, Sculpture

Keywords: masks, leather, fantasy, copper/gold medusa

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arkillian

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Jul 28, 2007 4:04 am

There are no words but WOW. This is so cool. I'd so want something like this on my wall at home. Absolutly awesome ^^

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merimask  (Reply)

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Jul 28, 2007 4:13 am

Thank you! It's even more fun to wear. All my masks are wearable & washable too...I designed them to be utilitarian as well as decorative.

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Jul 28, 2007 4:48 pm

Washable? What are the made out of?

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Jul 28, 2007 11:12 pm

It's made of leather, but my last step is to seal the whole mask with a clear acrylic coat. Makes them pretty indestructable & you can wipe them clean with soap & water if you need to...I use baby wipes on them when they get dusty.

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