Leather Mask

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My first *completed* leather mask even though I've been sculpting random pieces of leather for awhile...








This is a Venetian-inspired mask entirely hand-sculpted from leather, painted in deep midnight black, and scattered with iridiscent glitter.

Her temples are embellished with obsidian-black faceted crystal flowers with a faux diamond in the center of each bloom. Strings of black sequins and beads trail from the dark flowers. Satin ribbons in crimson and ebony decorated with ruby and diamond rhinestones finishes the piece with a slightly gothic glow.

Heehee...I almost didn't succeed with this lady. I was using a much thinner type of leather than I'm used to and she nearly shriveled into nothing when I boiled the unsculpted form into leather.

I'm happy with this piece even though getting the crystal flowers into place was HELL since they don't have a smooth backing...and they're not even 100% lined up at the moment even though I reset them about a hundred times *sigh* Better luck next time I guess...