Masks
The
Mask Makers Web -- For
mask makers, this is the most fantastic listing of masks and their makers
that I've ever seen, and it's growing all the time. Most highly
recommended.
Mask
of the World -- An
on-line shop for mask collectors and folk art lovers featuring tribal masks
from around the World. Includes masks for Halloween, Party, Drama,
Art, and Protection.
Carnival
of Venice -- This is an intriguing site, containing images of the
Venetian Carnevale, both historical engravings and recent photographs,
and a marvelous cross-section of history.
Mask-Makers:
Newman's
Commedia Mask Company -- Leather masks in the tradtional Commedia
styles, as well as nuetral masks, for theatre and collectors.
Einbender
Studios -- Masks and purses made from leather, by Deborah Einbender.
Goblin
Art -- Monica Roxburgh, artist and mask maker with a wonderful
sense of fantasy and whimsey. Monica also works in puppet theatre,
so be sure to give a look.
Alyssa
Ravenwood -- Artist and mask maker, also an actor and director
in theatre.
Leopard's
Leap -- Judith Rauchfuss, whose masks are a delightful explosion
of bright colors.
Judith makes
her masks using rich fabrics and trims of all kinds. I have one of
Judith's masks and can personally vouch for the fine quality of her work.
Papier
Mache' by Rozani -- Masks made using classical paper mache'
techniques. She also
offers simple
step-by-step instructions on her own procedures.
Shapeshifter
Masks -- Some of the finest leather masks designed and made,
many of them mythical and totemic animals, by Duncan Eagleson.
Noh
Drama -- Aristocratic and elliptical in style and content,
Noh Drama has survived as a ritualized art form for over six centuries.
The site shows traditional Japanese Noh masks and the process of making
of a wooden mask in details.
Larry
Wood -- a real stand-up guy and maker of cool leather masks.
When I first
went online with my own dot com to display and peddle my wares back in
1996, Larry was just about the only other mask maker working in leather
with a real website on the English speaking portion of the 'net.
Mask-Making
Techniques
So many folks
e-mail me about my masks, some to request apprenticeships,
many others
to demand online instruction. I have no teaching skills as yet,
but there are
others who can instruct:
The
Prop Builder's Mask-Making Handbook,
by
Thurston James, published by Betterway Books, ISBN 1-55870-166-4.
Mask
Making by i Sebastiani.
Many
labor under the misapprehension that I know how to make masks
from materials
other than leather -- I don't.
The links below
may shed light where I'm unable.
~
Atelier
Pietro Longhi Theater Costumes -- Hand-made theater costumes for
sale and rental, made in Venice,
following the old tradition of dress-making.
Welcome
to Venice Carnival -- This is a great site! Images
galore, and fun to explore, and it
provides all
sorts of really useful information for anyone who's planning to visit Venice
during the
Carnevale.
Please report
broken or outdated links -- Thanks.
Ryl Mandus
The Merchant
of Venice
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