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:iconmerimask:
Here is something I haven't made in a long time...a cat mask! I changed my old design; completely re-worked just for Etsy. ^_^

The mask is hand carved from 8oz leather, each hair individually carved by hand with a 1/4 angle ceramic blade. Then the mask is shaped without a mold or form, & painted with a combination of Liquitex acrylics and acrylic stains in cream, brown and black.

I think this one is a seal point...though it's probably more like a chocolate point Siamese. More cats to come. I'm working on a calico and a black & white "tuxedo cat" right now.

Available in my Etsy shop: [link]
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~pixiequeen28 Feb 11, 2013
Ooooohhhhhh!! I'm drooling over this piece!!
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~IndigoWolf13 Mar 2, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Beautiful! I had a lynx point siemese once named Chloe. She was a survivor. At the age of 19 she fell about 20 feet onto a hardwood floor and only got a cut lip! She also survived being hit by a car as a kitten, and many other things.
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*merimask Mar 2, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Siamese are pretty smart & tough, but they do tend to find creative ways to get into trouble. :-)
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~IndigoWolf13 Mar 3, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Yea, that they do. Ours was a bit messed up in the brain, because she was hit by that car as a kitten. It made her so sweet though. She never claw or bit anyone, and let our pet mouse sleep on top of her. The poor thing was afraid of birds too X3. I miss her, but she had a good long life ^w^
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~FadingFoxglove Aug 25, 2009
I love the fur detail. This is such a pretty mask, and it honestly looks like a cat.
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*merimask Aug 27, 2009  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you! :-)
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*Treyos Aug 25, 2009  Hobbyist Writer
It's simple, compared to some of your designs, but still elegant and has more of a sense of realism rather than flash. I likes it. The ears are especially well done.
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*merimask Aug 25, 2009  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you! I agree, it's pretty basically kitteh, but the fun is in the details. I see lots of cat masks out there but none with all the hairs carved.
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*Treyos Aug 25, 2009  Hobbyist Writer
*whispers* That's because they're not as good as you.

Don't tell them, though, it's a secret. ;)
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*merimask Aug 25, 2009  Professional Artisan Crafter
LOL...you're very cute! ;-)
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