Leather Masks by Ryl Mandus: The Merchant of Venice

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All works,
including artwork,
masks, costume
designs, and text,
represented on this
page and throughout
this site are
copyrighted © by
Cheryl/Ryl Mandus,
unless otherwise stated.

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"There's such a fooled heart, beating so fast in search of new dreams, . . ." ~ David Bowie
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March 29, 2008:

One-of-a-Kind Designs in the Unique Collection -- go see!

Lotsa 'fun' with hardware failures and software glitches.
Some e-mails detoured, others eaten by the things that live in the dark silence of the Intertubes.
Converting the desktop to Mac as soon I can swing the bucks,
because I'm bloody sick of these PC antics.
Regular programming resuming,... now.

( yes, my life is a poorly-wrote, no-budget sci-fi flick -- don't get cocky, love, 'coz so is yours;
-- a good masquereade is the only escape --
but you knew that, already -- that's why you're here )

~ for other Masks immediately on hand, have a go through The Rack and Oblivion ~

"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid." ~ Basil King

The sculptured eyeholes, the beaks and pointed noses, tapering, dripping cheeklines and deeply brooding brows, the peaks and twists and swirling curls, saturations of wanton colors --

Fantastical Masks
The Nuova Venezia Collection
The Aviary
The Birds Collection
The Cat's Meow
The Cats Collection
Feline Hybrids
The Qatz Collection

These surrealistic eccentricities are the unmistakable and instantly recognized trademarks of
Ryl Mandus' unique and distinctive style of leather mask design and creation.

The Call of the Wild
The Wolf and Fox Collection
Masks of the Fae
The Blessed Court and the Dark Court
Somethings Wicked
The Gothic Collection
Party-Favored
The Gala Collection

These wickedly wonderful masks are in collections across America, from Key West to Honolulu,
from New York to San Francisco, and in Canada, Switzerland, Austria, England,
the Netherlands, Norway, Australia and Japan!

The Rack
Available Open Editon Masks, Ready Now!
Two-Part Harmony
Pas de Deux Couples
One-of-a-Kind Masks
The Unique Collection
Oblivion
Fading From Memory:
These are the Last of their Kind

...for what is a Masquerade without Masks? Grossly mis-named,...

Important Stuff to Know
With techniques that have been used in Italy for centuries, the masks are sculpted one at a time from select leathers. All work is done by hand, and each is checked for comfort and balance, as these masks are truly meant to be worn.
The Merchant of Venice offers two categories of mask designs:
• Unique Originals -- Each guaranteed as one-of-a-kind. The 'Uniques Collection' is updated on a regular basis.
• Open-Edition Originals -- Classics that costumers continue to request, that can be customized in most cases.

More Important Stuff
• All pigments and finishes used are non-toxic (that's what the labels said), but it's still a bad idea to chew on the masks if you don't want teeth-marks all over them.
• True, the masks are designed with long-wearing comfort in mind, but some folks have differently shaped or larger faces than most, . . . if this is a concern, let's communicate before you order your mask.
• Please do not request a repeat of, or alterations to, a Unique Mask. Unique means exactly that.

NOTE:
Copyrights are not included in the sale of any mask or headdress -- this includes reproduction by any means. Snapshots for personal scrapbooks and web-pages are encouraged, though. Desired reproduction and/or copyrights, or licensing for film or video purposes or stage performances, may be negotiated separately.
Please remember that these masks and headdresses are copyrighted artworks.
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thank you for your kind support ~

"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~