Leather Sculptures

I was a painter and sculptor long before I became a maskmaker, and I'm still struck now and then with the impulse to create something in leather that isn't wearable, but just a piece of art for its own sake. Represented in this gallery are a few of those pieces.

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The Pict  

The Picts were an aboriginal race which dwelt in the British Isles before the Celts migrated there around 800 BCE.

Arianrhod  

The horse was sacred to the Celtic goddess Arianrhod, a lunar goddess, and the mother of the solar deity Llew.

Lleu  

The Sun God of the ancient Celts was called Lugh Lamfadha (Lugh of the Long Arm) by the Irish, and Lleu Law Gyffes (Lleu of Many Skills) by the Welsh, while in ancient Gaul he was known as Lugos.

War Mask  

This aggressive mask, with it's bristling ring of spearheads and protective faceplate represents the ceremonial war mask traditionally worn by the chieftan of an ancient primitive tribe which never existed except in the artist's imagination.