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Kira

My inner child is 6 and a half.

About Me

I'm a mask-maker. I design and create one-of-a-kind creatures based on fantasy, horror, sci-fi, fairytale, military and historic inspirations. Whenever possible, I mix these genres together. My slowly developing hobby is that of puppet-making. Currently the puppets all reside in my imagination, but soon I'll start bringing them out into the world. They'll be extensions of my mask-making ideas, and will most likely have their own sculpted leather faces. You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

I'm a self-taught leatherworker specializing in wearable art masks. www.tcleathercraft.com

I'd like to meet:

These masks are now available at ~TC Leathercraft~

Music:

In no particular order: Fear of Dolls, Death in June, Misfits, Faith & Disease, Attrition, Peter Murphy, Nick Cave, Rasec, Hellblinki Sextet, Two Ton Boa, Covenant, Voltaire, Audra, Cruxshadows, VNV Nation, Combichrist, Jason Webley, Creature Feature, James D. Stark, Bella Morte, KMFDM, Sisters of Mercy, Switchblade Symphony, Metallica, Mozart, the harpsichord, hammered dulcimer, marimba, pan flute, accordian, bag pipes, drums, and any combination of these instruments.

Movies:

Mirrormask, Pan's Labyrinth, The Wizard of Oz, The Dark Crystal, Soylent Green, Matrix, Nightmare Before Christmas, City of Lost Children, Silent Hill, Mixed Nuts, The Chronicles of Riddick

Television:

Dr. Who, Tales of the Unexpected, Twilight Zone, Neverwhere

Books:

The Leatherworking Handbook by Valerie Michael. Anything written by Tanith Lee, H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allen Poe, and anything I can learn something useful from.

Heroes:

My grandma and my three wonderful children.

My Blog

West Seattle Art Walk

This Thursday, March 13, from 6-9pm a collection of new ~TC Leathercraft~ wearable art masks will be on display at:divinaobjects of beauty4160 California Avenue SWSeattle, WA  98116Approximately ...
Posted by Kira on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:30:00 PST

I’ve been invited...

to teach a mask-making workshop! By the editor of the Rawhide Gazette! To my fellow members of the Puget Sound Leather Artisans' Co-op! Unbelievable : )I'm very honored to have been asked, and very ex...
Posted by Kira on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:38:00 PST

Moving my workshop again...

But this time, it's only traveling in the cyber realm. I've decided to separate TC Leathercraft from Fraile, even though it's much like separating Siamese twins connected at the brain. I struggled for...
Posted by Kira on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:46:00 PST

NYE

The AION Costume Ball was wonderful. The Bird Dress took a beating, though - someone stepped on the back of it and ripped off a chunk of feathers, which also resulted in a rip under the left arm. And ...
Posted by Kira on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:38:00 PST

Once the ball starts rolling...

An industrial designer/artist that used to work with me gave me lots of useful advice when I was initially thinking about starting my own business. The thing he emphasized most was 'once the ball star...
Posted by Kira on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:14:00 PST