Another new Venetian Raven...this one is in my shop right now: [link]
As ever, made from one piece of 8oz leather, hand carved, tooled, and shaped with no molds or forms. Painted with Liquitex acrylics. I used "Sakura" brand paint pens in silver and gold, for the small swirly details.
Ooooh! Brilliant mask, my friend! Might I make a suggestion? Do you know of the doctors' bird masks they would wear during the black and/or bubonic plague? You should make one like that, that'd be sweet! 8D
Those are actually called "Plague Masks". The "beak" was a cone with herbs stuffed in it, supposedly to protect the wearer (but probably all it did was block the smell of sickness & death).
My masks are all half masks with no solid cone/underside to create a full face mask. But if you do a search for plague masks you'll see that plenty of people make them.
Thank you...I think so too. The red and black with gold seems so traditionally "Venetian" to me, too. It's the most classic combo for this style of mask.
Thank you for letting #ArtToBeBought display your work.
Might I make a suggestion?
Do you know of the doctors' bird masks they would wear during the black and/or bubonic plague? You should make one like that, that'd be sweet! 8D
Those are actually called "Plague Masks". The "beak" was a cone with herbs stuffed in it, supposedly to protect the wearer (but probably all it did was block the smell of sickness & death).
My masks are all half masks with no solid cone/underside to create a full face mask. But if you do a search for plague masks you'll see that plenty of people make them.
Ooooooh! So THAT'S what they're called...awesome.
Oh, I see! I didn't realize that before, my mistake. XD
I do enjoy your masks though, I just wasn't too sure what format your masks were.