Esther Marker 16 Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Hello everyone, I am Esther and I live in India. I must be one of the very few people in my country fascinated with miniatures, so it's a little difficult to find the correct materials and people to appreciate my work. Anyhow, I wanted to share with you my miniature Venetian masks. Each mask is about 5/8th of an inch wide and 3/4th of an inch high. These dimensions are excluding the mask stick and head gear and refer to the face portion of each mask only. You can see how tiny these are by looking at the picture of the mask in my hand. Like it's original full sized counterpart, each mask is made from papier mache and then painstakingly decorated. The back is hollowed out just like a traditional mask so it can fit over a face. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miniarquitect 123 Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 they are very delicate and realistic. The level of details is incredible! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElgaKoster 540 Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Welcome to the forum Esther. Your masks are beautiful! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Catherine Ronan 135 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 They are lovely! At first I mistakenly thought the long piece was a stick pin. Now I realize it is so you have something to hold it over your face with. They would make gorgeous stick pins though. ;-) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miraclechicken 173 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 Welcome Esther, these masks are incredible! So beautiful, great detail, fantastic work! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GiseleH 16 Posted November 11, 2016 Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 These are beautiful, hope to see more of your work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Natalia Frank 18 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Esther, precises work. The second mask would be my favorite. All those crackles are wonderful. The headdress reminds me a Russian Kokoshnik. What material did you use for the headdress in the first image? Is it also papier mache? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Esther Marker 16 Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 23 minutes ago, Natalia Frank said: Esther, precises work. The second mask would be my favorite. All those crackles are wonderful. The headdress reminds me a Russian Kokoshnik. What material did you use for the headdress in the first image? Is it also papier mache? Thanks Natalia. The headdress in the first image is made from a thin textured paper which is hand-painted with metal paint and then decorated. The metal paint/patina stiffened it slightly and I could curl it around a dowel and it held it's shape beautifully. The part going into the forehead section is also paper, precision cut to look like a lattice. This made it easy for me to fill the little square sections with mica powders/paint that had been thinned with a little varnish. I'd like to also take this opportunity to thank those of you that were kind enough to like this post and get back to me with so much encouragement. I look forward to creating more masks and showing you photos. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Natalia Frank 18 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Thank you, Esther, for your detailed answer. Waiting for your new creations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miraclechicken 173 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Me too! Love to see more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Esther Marker 16 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Thank you all so much for your encouraging responses. Wanted to share another joker mask which was part of a commission. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Esther Marker 16 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 And another 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
miraclechicken 173 Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 These are really wonderful 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Natalia Frank 18 Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 I love your new masks too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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