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Houston, we have liftoff!!

9/11/2021

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Patreon Launch!

That was quite the summer project! I especially had fun making this video. I suspect my faithful and ever suffering husband (aka the man in the mask) probably had a good time too.
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Down the Rabbit Hole, Part 2

3/27/2012

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Bunny on the set!
On an evening in the middle of February and completely out of the blue, I  got a phone call from a costume designer at CBS studios who said they'd found my work while doing Google image searches for rabbit masks for an upcoming episode of CSI. Only my mask would do. Only trick was, could I make one and have it in the mail in a week? My first thought was, who would prank me like this? my second thought was, dangit no anime for me tonight, it's back in the studio I go! After a week of high drama (my in laws were coming to visit the day the mask was supposed to be in the mail, the bunnies of the dust variety threatened a revolt and every last pair of scissors in the house vanished except my daughter's left handed ones) the mask arrived safely and on time in Hollywood.
   The episode "Malice in Wonderland" aired on March 23, 2012, the 18th episode of Season 12. While I enjoyed my five seconds of fame part of me wondered where did I go wrong as a parent? One of my artistic offspring had gone on to be a porn star (Uniporn) and now another had gone on to be a murderer! In any case,  the episode can be rented here:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NEZD8A/ref=dv_dp_ep18 Enjoy!
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Screenshot of the Bad Bunny, taken by my high school classmate Brian Vakiener. Thanks Brian!
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Uniporn

9/14/2011

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Yup, that's my mask. I sold it to a nice gentleman from Lightborne Studios ( http://www.light-borne.com/) in Cincinnati back in May. I have to say, this video came as a bit of a surprise. I've been puzzling over the path my artistic offspring has chosen, and wondering if my parenting skills were too strict, or too lax, or *something*. I mean, we've gone from this:

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To this:
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Where did I go wrong???

In any case, it gave me a smile!

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The Elkha Fall/Winter 2010 Catalog

8/25/2010

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Here's a use for my masks I hadn't imagined before! The following are pictures from the 2010 fall/winter catalog of a boutique men's and women's clothing label called Elkha, based in Melbourne, Australia. The deer mask is an earlier, unpainted version of the one I've been working on this summer.
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I love the way masks seem to take on a life of their own and do things I never would have guessed they would once they leave my hands! That's one way that to me, masks are a particularly alive form of art. 

To learn more about Elkha, click here: http://www.elkha.com.au/
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Sans Souci Studios in Japan!

9/17/2009

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I was thrilled to recieve these pictures of my masks from a customer at the Design Festa in Tokyo this past May!
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It was a particular thrill for me to have masks in Japan, as I am learning to speak Japanese (as of today, on Unit 20 of Pimsleur Japanese II!) and a huge anime fan (just finished Death Note, great show!) According to my customer, the Design Festa is held twice a year and is one of the largest arts and crafts shows in Asia. To learn more about it, check out this website: http://www.designfesta.com/index_en.html
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Puja Gods and Monsters Dance Concert

9/1/2009

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Willow Chang http://www.willowchang.com/ and Passport Productions presented the annual PUJA Gods and Monsters dance concert on June 6 and June 7 at the WCC Paliku Theatre in Kaneohe, HI, which included performances by Anasma from France, Meissoun from Switzerland, Eduardo Rodrigues from Argentina as well as an appearance by Sans Souci Studios' wolf mask "Sneer"! I was just thrilled to pieces to have had my work included in this performance. I think right now I'd consider it a high point in my career!

Check out photographer Joe Marquez' beautiful pictures of my mask in the performance:

http://www.thesmokingcamera.com/puja_dance_concert_2009/h1f5b0887#h1f5b0887

The dancer wearing the mask is Eduardo Rodriguez from Argentina. I am just amazed at how his performance has transformed the mask into something so completely beyond what it was when it left my studio. Eduardo Rodriguez is currently on tour with Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco. To learn more see these articles: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/saltimbanco/show/acts.aspx
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A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing

2/9/2009

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I had a mask on display in the world famous Shelburne Museum!

Well, kinda sorta.
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This particular mask was purchased by Emmy Robertson to create a "Sheep In Wolf's Clothing" she planned to exhibit during The Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild's annual show, "Hooked in the Mountains XIII: Expect the Unexpected", November 8 - 16, 2008, in the Round Barn of the Shelburne Museum. I was very disappointed that I couldn't see the show personally, as my daughter spent the night before the one day I could go throwing up all over everything in sight, but Emmy was kind enough to send me these pics so I could see the piece and share with you. Thank you Emmy!

The Shelburne Museum is a world famous museum of art and Americana located in Shelburne, VT. For more information please visit http://www.shelburnemuseum.org/.
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