Eirewolf Creations at the BayCon 2013 Art Show

I will be showing my handmade leather masquerade masks and pirate eye patches at the BayCon 2013 Art Show, May 24-27 in Santa Clara, California!  If you’re at the convention, I hope you will come check it out, and look for Eirewolf Creations.  Here’s a sneak peek at some new masks:

If you can’t make it to the con, you can always buy my work in my Artfire shop (except, of course, during the convention, when I will have most of my stock pulled from my shop in case it sells at the art show).

I hope to see you (in one place or the other)! 

Robin’s Relief Benefit Auction

An accidental dog bite on Christmas, and a couple days later a woman was fighting for her life due to a rare bacterial infection. Robin Sullins has lost her legs and fingers, but not her spirit, not her hope, and not her family’s love and support. She and her family still need help, financially, for tremendous medical bills that have piled up and are still mounting. (You can find more info about Robin, her family, the accident, and her progress here.)

I don’t know Robin, but I have been inspired by her sister Angi, the bright soul who founded Duirwaigh Studios. Starting February 14th, Duirwaigh is running Robin’s Relief Benefit Auction, with art donated by a multitude of artists (including Michael Parkes, Alan Lee, John Howe, Kinoku Craft, Wendy Froud, and David Delamare among many others) who have come together in support of this family.

I have donated one of my favorite leather masks that I’ve yet made, a Scaled Ram’s Horned Dragon that is several gorgeous shades of deep purple. I hope you will check out the auction and all its beautiful works of art, and consider bidding in support. Thank you!

Update, 2/22: It seems eBay has taken down every single item from the Relief Auction, including the ones that had bids on them. I’ll update again when it’s sorted out.

Update, 2/23: eBay has allowed the items to be relisted, but at much cost to Duirwaigh. The volunteers had to list everything on their own time all over again. The bids were not restored, and the item URLs are different now, so previous links are invalid. I’ve updated the links here.

Update, 3/2: eBay has taken down the auctions AGAIN. This is unbelievable. You can read the details of the ongoing saga here.

Update, 3/3: eBay has apologized and the auctions are back up… hopefully for good this time. It seems they are not allowing Duirwaigh to post information about Robin’s Relief on the listings anymore.

Handmade leather pirate eye patches

Ahoy there, mateys, and avast! Fix yer good eye on these here eye patches, fit fer the pirate with discernin’ good taste! These beauties be handmade by an artisan from sturdy leather, and not mass-produced in a landlubber’s factory, so ye know yer gettin’ somethin’ fine and unique. These here eye patches, they be treasures in themselves.

If yer not a true sea dog, well, more’s the pity…. but ye can still pretend to be so free and blessed by the sea! These pirate eye patches be smart costume pieces for Halloween, yer local Renaissance Faire, or Talk Like a Pirate Day. (Ye can tell yer scurvy coworkers to walk the plank!)

Want to know where to find these here pirate eye patches, as well as other handmade leather masks?  X marks the spot.

Mindfulness for 2013

Happy New Year!  We all survived the nonexistent Mayan Apocalypse of 2012, and so far 2013 is looking pretty good. 

Five years ago, I started a new tradition of choosing a touchstone word for the new year instead of making resolutions.  (You can read about that here.)  That year, my word was Delight.  Since then, I’ve chosen Boldness, and Focus… and I’ve forgotten at least one and repeated at least one (since I didn’t quite “get it” in one year). 

For 2013, my touchstone word is Mindfulness.  I want to be present in every moment, alive and aware, not just wasting time on autopilot.  I no longer want to do things a certain way just because that’s the way I’ve always done them.  I want my mind to be engaged and active, always learning new things and seeing old things in new ways.

So, what about you?  I’d love it if you’d share your touchstone word (or resolutions) for 2013 in the comments!

BayCon 2012 Art Show

This Memorial Day weekend, I will be taking many of my leather masks to the BayCon art show.  I will be attending the con too, so if you see me there, please say hello! 

Here is a preview of some of my new mask designs.

Red Panda leather mask, handmade by Eirewolf

Stitched Third Eye leather mask, handmade by Eirewolf

Golden Wolf leather mask, handmade by Eirewolf

Silver Wolf leather half mask, handmade by Eirewolf

Leather masks by Eirewolf – Dragons and ravens and foxes, oh my!

*sigh* Once again, I’ve been a very bad blogger.  I just realized that I haven’t yet shown off my leather masks here, and that’s what I’ve been working on for MONTHS now!  Almost all year, in fact.  I am loving leather as a sculpture medium.  The learning curve is not too intimidating, and yet there is still SO much to learn.  I feel that I could do this for the rest of my life, and still be learning new things when I’m an old lady.

Here are a few examples of my leather masks.  Look for new mask designs in 2012, as well as leather bracelets, bracers, and other wearable art. (My available works can be found in my shop on Artfire: http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/Eirewolf, and you can see all my work at my website: http://www.EirewolfCreations.com.)

Metallic Butterfly leather mask by Eirewolf

Red Fox leather mask by Eirewolf

Raven the Trickster leather mask detail by Eirewolf

Red Ram's Horn Dragon leather mask by Eirewolf

Sepia Gryphon leather mask by Eirewolf

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, handmade art by Eirewolf!

Now through Cyber Monday, get 10% off everything in my Artfire shop, plus free shipping within the U.S.! My leather masks and polymer clay sculptures would make great unique gifts for people who love art and handmade crafts.

Visit Eirewolf’s Artfire Shop