Mask Makers Web

Carlo Remi was born in the administrative area of San Miniato, and still lives there, working in the tanning industry. In the early 1970s, he became deeply involved in amateur photography, joining a photographic club which he still attends. He has taken part in photographic competitions at national level and displayed his work in collective exhibitions as well as a personal exhibition entitled "Conciapelli", receiving considerable recognition. This art of creating images through a lens led him to take up another type of visual expression: he was able to create a face and an expression from a piece of material, in this case leather. The examples illustrated here are entirely hand-made, shaped with craftman's tools and finished with natural products. They can be recognised as animal-like faces inspired by imagination, masks with expressions of suffering and sorrow, which have always held a place of particular fascination in the history of man.

Added on: May 25, 2002 | Hits: 9513

The masks you will encounter on these pages embody characters and spirits from mythology and literature, imagination and dream, as well as the natural world of plants and animals. All are hand sculpted of fine leather, using techniques based on those of the Rennaissance "Commedia dell'Arte" maskmakers.

Added on: Jan 17, 2001 | Hits: 10347

I am Shining Eagle, of the Northern Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. I create sculptured leather masks. A cast is taken of the face, and a leather mask is created from this form. The reflection seen in the finished mask is the spirit of the Native American People. The leather masks were first created by CrowWolf, a Cree artist of many talents. Previously known as Soaring Eagle. At the moment, I am working on a series of masks,"The Ioway Peoples" As they are finished, I will add them to this site. They are casts of tribal members, and are a first!!

Added on: May 09, 2002 | Hits: 11658

Tiger Torre Art sells hand-molded, hand-painted leather masks and crowns, each a unique, wearable work of art. Tiger, the artist, can custom fit the mask to the customer, work under and over glasses, and loves the challenge of custom designs. She also makes a variety of other custom leather gear, including bracers, knife sheaths, pouches, collars and much more. Tiger is featured on the HGTV show, ?That?s Clever? in 2006.

Added on: Feb 24, 2006 | Hits: 14491

Designed and handcrafted by Mats Petersson, Studio Stonesnake. Part of Intershop: The Northerner, a place where you can find Scandinavian crafts, gifts and food with roots in the Nordic and Scandinavian countries - Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland.

Added on: Nov 25, 2002 | Hits: 10898

Handcrafted Leather Theatre Masks by Wendy Drolma of Woodstock, New York. These decorative masks are uniquely created from leather and velvet. Each leather mask will stand out at masquerades and parties.

Added on: Apr 25, 2006 | Hits: 12351