Redwood Coast Creative Arts

Time to Prepare for the Holidays

Autumn Goddess, Fire Dragon Keeper, Masquerade

Halloween and Dia de los Muertos have passed.  The temps have dropped and the cool, wet weather is rolling in.  No more long walks in the park wearing flip flops and shorts, no more splashing around in the pool and lounging out in the sun, no more sun ripend tomatoes in the garden or Summer fruit treats, it is now time to bundle up in scarves and hat's, rain coats and galoshes, and make it through the Winter.  It is time to think of the holiday season and all of the activities and evens thta revolve around them.

For me that means family gatherings, ridiculous amounts of food, baking up a storm, and creating new art work to show, sell, and give as gifts. 

What do the holidays mean for you?  Do you have any special holidays traditions that you look forward to all year round?  If you have a moment please share them.  I'd love to hear from you!   

The hands are done and not too gnarly!

Mushroom Maiden WIP

I am submitting my Mushroom Couple to the VOX second Saturday event next week.  The theme is LOVE. 

Here she is in full figure waiting to be embellished, my favorite part!

Here are her hands.  Not my favorite part.  I spent all evening on them last night.

I will continue to post with her progress each day so, come back!

Fire Dragon Final Sculpt- waiting to be painted

 

 

Fire Dragon, Fiery Bits

OK, Here is where I am at and I must stop here for the night.  I have added all of the fiery bits, painted the muzzle/nose with the first coat of paint, and grafted "dragon-skin" onto most of the face.  Next I will add some glass beads for a bit of bling, final cure, and then paint up in layers.  I'm pretty happy with the results and although it is a bit heavier than I would have liked I think that the strength and extra detail gained with all of the skin and extra parts is worth it.

 

OK, now I am off to handle my pathetic mess of a kitchen (yes, after midnight!).  I've been working on the mask all weekend and the dishes have procreated in my sink, those dirty bastards! 

Fire-Dragon-Keeper Brooch

While the "dragon Skin" cured I made myself a bit of fiery jewelry.

Mask II, Phase III- Horns Attached

Mask II, Phase III- Horns have been attached and heat cured.  The whole thing is a bit heavier than I would have liked but, I do LOVE the big, twisted horns! 

The next step is to add a light under coat of paint before adding the muzzle, nostrils, and some fiery bits.  I don't want any white to show through.  I think that would ruin the whole fiery effect.

I was originally going to add ears as well but, to keep the weight down and wear-ability up I have opted not to.  Dragons are related to reptiles and birds after all and reptiles and birds have no outer ear.  So, my fire dragon has only inner ears, you can't see them but they are there!

 

Mask I- completed

Well, Mask I is finally complete.  I painted it and embellished with beads.  All that is left is a bit of elastic to hold it on the head.

Here is a pic' of my friend Irma modeling it.........

Mask II, Phase II, Parts A and B

Mask II, Phase II, Part A: Bad to the Bone structure

Mask II, Phase II, Part B: Gimmee some skin, Dragon Skin!!!

 

Mom's Mother Earth Mask

My mother came over and worked along side me making a mask of her own..................