Plague Doctor

Hi Blogghooles, just wanted to show you what I have been up to.
I have been hoping to make a Plague Doctor mask ever since the Steampunk Festival and the challenge at SanDee and Amelie was the incentive I needed lol! so here goes.

Plague Doctor masks are usually made from leather which gives flexibility to the construction.
I decided to use Tim Holtz Grunge Paper which is also flexible and gives a similar appearance to the finished piece.
Although the starting point was the Plague Doctor mask I wanted to create something a bit different and add texture to the finished piece.

 

This is what I finally came up with.

 

I searched the Internet for ideas and there are many variations of these masks. 

 

This shows a close-up of the texture, metal sections and lettering.

I started by cutting the shapes out and covering them with black acrylic paint then running them through the cuttlebug using various embossing folders.

I then added gilding wax to the texture and letters to create a patina effect.

The pieces were joined together using glue and brads and the addition of a metal tag and plastic bottle cap finished off the eye sections.

                   Underside view.

This is the Photograph I took at the festival which prompted me to make the mask.

 

 

I am going to enter the mask in this months SanDee and Amelie's challenge which is Tick Tac Toe and I have chosen to use: Metal, Texture and Letters.

Time goes so quickly but just enough time to meet the deadline.

 

Hope you like my effort.

Back soon.

Angela x

 

P.S. People have been asking about the Plague doctor, the real ones were a bit gruesome, here is a little added information and there's lots more about them on Wikipedia.

 

Some plague doctors wore a special costume, although graphic sources show that plague doctors wore a variety of garments. The garments were invented by Charles de L'Orme in 1619; they were first used in Paris, but later spread to be used throughout Europe.^[10] The protective suit consisted of a heavy fabric overcoat that was waxed, a mask with glass eye openings and a cone nose shaped like a beak to hold scented substances and straw.^[11]

 

 

 Back soon Angela x