Thank you. :-) I was way into the details on this mask...I wanted to challenge myself & make a dragon as spectacular as I possibly could. It was a load of fun.
That particular mask took about 8 hours to make. It's one of the more time-consuming pieces I do. I've had a lot of practice though...when I first started about 15 years ago, even a simple mask would take a day to make.
Well...at most of the shows I do & in most of the galleries, the masks are bought by people who are just into decorating with them. Or they collect them. SOME shows & galleries (like the one I just got into in New Orleans) do promote them as wearable art.
I design almost all my masks to be wearable. I like people to use them & have fun with them.
Cirque Du Soleil bought one of my designs specifically because I DO make them as wearable art. So I guess it's good to keep that option open.
There aren't too many of us maskmakers out there...we're modern-day anachronisms. Gotta say though, I love what I do for a living.
![[Art] Frost Dragon Mask](https://storage.googleapis.com/paperdemon-prod-la/submissions/thumbs/art_img_thumb_11812_84a4c91833eb48d03e30d98f69881d075ebf17abb1c54.jpg)
Can you tell I've never met anyone who professionally made masks?
I design almost all my masks to be wearable. I like people to use them & have fun with them.
Cirque Du Soleil bought one of my designs specifically because I DO make them as wearable art. So I guess it's good to keep that option open.
There aren't too many of us maskmakers out there...we're modern-day anachronisms. Gotta say though, I love what I do for a living.
I suppose if I were to ever request one, I'd have to go with a phoenix of some sort.