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About Me

I'm a mask maker, I specialize in fantasy and mythological themes. Most of my masks are now made of paper and some of plastic. I have been making masks since late 1999 for myself and others to wear to Masquerade Costume Balls, Renaissance Festivals, Costumed Performances, Weddings, etc. _____________Gallery and Purchase info.: I have an online gallery featuring my masks at DeviantArt.com: http://EMasqueradeGallery.deviantart.com And you can purchase some of my masks online from my Etsy shop: http://Sphinx.etsy.com Or watch the progress of various projects at my mask-making journal on LiveJournal.com: http://enchantedmasque.livejournal.com/ To contact me for a commission or purchase info., please e-mail me at [email protected]Please be sure to check out my mask-makers Group here on MySpace: http://groups.myspace.com/httpgroupsmyspacecomMaskersThank you for looking!

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My Interests

Fantasy costumes and masks. Differant painting, paper mache, and sculpting techniques...in a word: ART!

I'd like to meet:

I'm interested in meeting and networking with other artists, preferrably other mask makers, puppeteers, sculpters, painters, etc. Serious artists, not crafters!I'm also interested in meeting and networking with vendors who participate in art shows, Renaissance/Fantasy Festivals, Masquerade Ball events (Pagan, Fantasy, commercial, personal, etc.), costumed productions and events, etc.And of course, CUSTOMERS!!!!!!!!!! ;D

Movies:

"Labyrinthe"... anything fantasy costume/mask intensive with a good story and good acting.

Books:

"The Prop Builder's Mask-Making Handbook" by Thurston James, "The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook" by Thurston James, "Modelling the Head in Clay" by Bruno Lucchesi, Margit Malmstrom, "The Portrait in Clay" by Peter Rubino

Heroes:

Brian and Wendy Froud, Jim Henson and son

My Blog

Blessed Yule, Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Yule/Christmas/holiday. I certainly did, lots of snow and I'm loving every inch of it!:DFor those of you interested, as an artist and a Pagan I find it incredibly grati...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:48:00 PST

Artist’s Update...

Just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that I'm still alive:DI started a new job about three months ago and so have found myself to be rather unproductive once I get home from work, unfortunately...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:21:00 PST

Happy Halloween/Samhain!!

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Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:41:00 PST

Amethyst Fairy Mask

Since I tend to have so many people requesting that I take photos of the masks being worn/modeled, I thought I'd go ahead and put some up tonight.:) -This mask isn't completely finished yet, I still ...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:45:00 PST

Fairy Mask WIP

So I've started a new mask, a little different from my earlier masks. This one is a Fairy mask, complete with wings:DHere's my design for it:And here is how it looks so far, this is after I spent a co...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:29:00 PST

Masks for Sale!!!

I currently have various masks for sale. If you are interested in any of these please e-mail me privately: EnchantedMasquerade @ gmail . com I plan on listing each of these masks in my Etsy shop: Sph...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:27:00 PST

The Raven Mask

Just wanted to share my newest mask. Another bird mask made of Craft Porcelain clay. Completely hand sculpted and hand painted.-Unfortunately due to the shiny surface and the dark colors it's hard to ...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:33:00 PST

Raven Mask WIP

I'm currently finishing up a new mask I've been working on it. It's a Raven mask. As soon as I'm finished with it I'll be posting pics. of it all around the place in the attempt to sell it:DHere i...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:09:00 PST

Dragon mask project

I'm in the process of trying to get a dragon mask into the works. I've been using a non-drying plasticine(sp?) clay to sculpt the dragon's face/head over top of a full faced, heavy-weight plastic mask...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:47:00 PST

Artist's update

I recently moved from middle Tn. to Ma. with my fiancee and our cat, Gizmo. It was a long and grueling move, very happy that it's over with.:) Next time though, we're hiring movers!! ;D We live on...
Posted by The Enchanted Masquerade on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:13:00 PST