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Golden Unicorn Mask

I made this mask on national TV with Martha Stewart! The air date was October 7th, 209. You can see the video at The Martha Stewart Show Website: [link]

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Icon Contest Winners!!

Journal Entry: Sun Nov 29, 2009, 12:41 AM
Wow! You guys were amazing...really! Everyone blew me away with their incredible icon-building skills and I want to thank all of you for helping me.

You can view the icon entries here: [link] They are all so beautiful and I hardly expected to receive so many awesome submissions!

I had a terrible time choosing just one icon. There were a few in particular that were exactly what I wanted. But in the end, I went with my gut and picked the one that stood out the most for me, visually.

So, the winner is :iconpetrova: !! Your animated icon was eye-catching, uncluttered, and used some of my favorite, flashiest masks in a really artful way. It's a bright colorful splash of design and action and it's exactly perfect. Thank you so much!

Runner-up is :iconwind-hime-kaze: , the Okami mask is a perfect choice for a simple static design and I like it so much that it'll be my Etsy shop icon from now on. :-)

Since there are two winners, I'll be sending two prizes. :iconpetrova: gets a mask! :iconwind-hime-kaze: , you'll receive a kitsune keychain.

Also, to anyone who participated & wants one...thank-you keychains!

Your prizes/thank-you gifts will be mailed to you...just send me a private message here in DA from the same username account that you used to submit your icon entry, so I can match you up with your entry! Include your real name & mailing address, and I'll send out your prizes this week. Please respond by Tuesday at the latest...I want to have everything in the mail by Wednesday.

Thank you all again! You guys are the best. :-)

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I'm a self-taught leather mask artist from somewhere between Buffalo New York and Niagara Falls. I've worked on masks for Cirque Du Soleil and most recently; Muscle Musical in Japan. I am always full of new ideas...
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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Upstate New York
  • Interests: art, anime, Japan, politics, reading too much, writing too much
  • Favourite movie: Bladerunner
  • Favourite band or musician: Today it\'s Radiohead. Tomorrow it might be Enya.
  • Favourite genre of music: Anything and everything. Jazz fusion is my perennial favorite.
  • Favourite artist: Hokusai
  • Favourite poet or writer: Robert Frost
  • Favourite photographer: Ansel Adams
  • Favourite style of art: Ukiyo-e, followed closely by art nouveau
  • Operating System: Huh?
  • MP3 player of choice: i-pod
  • Shell of choice: conch
  • Wallpaper of choice: ok...I\'m a luddite
  • Skin of choice: seriously...I just make stuff with my hands
  • Favourite game: Okami
  • Favourite gaming platform: Playstation3 followed closely by Wii
  • Favourite cartoon character: Ed from Cowboy Bebop
  • Personal Quote: there is no such thing as luck...luck is when preparation meets opportunity
  • Tools of the Trade: these two hands

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~NotaSouthernGirl 1 day 12 hours ago
Praises and future creativity to you. All your masks are exquisite. I had wondered if you had thought of a tengu style mask. I ask because of your bird style masks are so very distinctive and you have several oriental inspired pieces. Yet the tengu seems to evade most leather mask makers. And the ones that I have seen are nice but seem to lack the feathers effect. But I believe that you could conquer that deficiency with your superlative example of mane work on your Haku (sp) dragon mask. It was just a curious "wonder" on my part is all.
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~D-warrior35 3 days 7 hours ago
These have to be some of the most beautiful, intricate, and well designed masks I've ever seen in my life. You madam, have a gift for creating art

And you've done Masks for Cirque? It's no surprise. These are just...perfect. No other word for it...just perfect.

Simply amazing! I do hope you continue your work.
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*Lady-Silver-Hand 4 days 23 hours ago
You have an incredible gallery! :+devwatch:

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In life I travel,
in spirit I walk,
in death I speak,
in love I live.:rose:

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Mood: Love ~SpiritFury Dec 15, 2009, 6:34:17 AM
Absolutely gorgeous craftsmanship! Your masks are beautiful, I'd love to have some of them in my collection if I could.
simply stunning
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*esemese Dec 14, 2009, 9:56:17 PM
impresive and beautiful work

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Mood: Overwhelmed ~Buffy-Heart Dec 13, 2009, 8:13:25 PM
Your art work is amazing. You have work very hard on your masks.
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*Random-Star Dec 13, 2009, 12:12:15 PM
You have some incredibly gorgeous masks, and I love how varied your style is. Your attention to detail is fantastic, and you inspire me to make my own masks! I hope you don't mind the extra watcher. :D

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Maybe I'm smarter because I know cats can be bats can be rats can be hats can be gnats can be thats can be thises.
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*gon617 Dec 10, 2009, 5:50:43 PM
do you have any tutorials you could share?
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~red-fox357 Dec 10, 2009, 1:53:27 PM
you make very VERY beautiful art! i am in shock at how perfectly designed everything is, and all the detail and time you put in them is showing! BIG TIME!

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"wir alle zum Opfer fallen dem Schlachtfeld ..."
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~CavemanFTI Dec 7, 2009, 2:11:02 AM
Amazing stuff I must say, some of the only masks I've come to enjoy from DA
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