The Merchant of Venice
the leather masks
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Ryl Mandus
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NOTICE:
All works including artwork, masks and costume designs
and text,
represented on this page and throughout this
site are
copyrighted ©
by
Ryl Mandus,
unless otherwise stated.
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With regret, there is no wholesale
from The Merchant of Venice. Here is why:
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1) The mask maker pays full retail for all materials, selecting everything
that goes into these masks by close
tactile and visual inspection to insure the use of top quality materials,
not seconds or irregulars which would
adversely affect the masks' appearance and comfort.
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2) Each and every mask is made by hand, one-at-a-time. Each and every
mask requires the effort of many
hours of labor on the part of the mask maker, who does all of the work,
instead of merely slapping down a
design on paper and then allowing unpaid apprentices the dubious privilege
of providing all the labor.
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This should be remembered: things
that are mass-produced look mass-produced.
I strive for quality, not quantity.
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Notice to Retailers:
I don't do consignment. Period. You may purchase these masks
outright and at the prices established on this website, and you are then
free to add whatever mark-up you feel your market can bear.
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These masks are the result of a love for masks,
and an almost fanatical devotion to detail and fantasy.
I make every mask as though it were going into
my private collection.
Indeed, sometimes it is very difficult for me
to let go of some of them.
Please do not belittle the masks, or the mask
maker, by demanding bargains.
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Thank you.
Ryl Mandus,
The Merchant of Venice
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