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Published: 2008-10-24 01:12:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 4379; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 37
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Description I finished my great-horned owl costume today! Here's a shot of me in the mask--without the finishing touches like my hair, which I plan on fixing in a way that sticks up for "owl horns"--but I am wearing my feather earrings. I got impatient for you guys to see it! I also made a short cloak that looks kind of feathery... I'll put up a complete costume pic later.

Mask materials: plaster for the basic shape supplemented with papier mache (and cardboard for the beak), acrylic paint (eyes and under the feathers), felt (for additional shaping and fitting), and real feathers! I gathered some from my neighbor's chicken coop, hehehe. Drilling the eye holes was the hardest part.

Haha, you can see a sliver of my No Face mask in the bottom right.
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Comments: 36

Bubble-warp [2011-06-25 10:34:57 +0000 UTC]

wow! Its like proper bird!! fancy paryttyyy u have the most random and the most beautiful ideas

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Eliwi [2011-04-14 05:05:56 +0000 UTC]

Whoa-hohoho this is so awesome! I love it; it's a great mask

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wezenbeesje [2011-01-21 08:33:48 +0000 UTC]

The best owl mask I've ever seen.

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youlittlemonkey [2010-06-21 03:40:11 +0000 UTC]

That looks great

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to youlittlemonkey [2010-06-22 18:21:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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youlittlemonkey In reply to FamiliarOddlings [2010-06-22 19:54:28 +0000 UTC]

Keep up the great work

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SummerVonCupcake [2010-03-22 02:14:20 +0000 UTC]

Are you selling this...ever?
I wants it

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to SummerVonCupcake [2010-03-24 18:00:06 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks for saying so! Um, I don't think I'll ever sell it, but you never know.

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CreativeChick8 [2009-12-19 12:47:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh my! That's gorgeous! I would never think of being an owl, but this is just breathtaking.

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to CreativeChick8 [2010-03-24 17:59:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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AlvarezTequihua [2008-11-12 19:45:51 +0000 UTC]

very cool work!!! congratulations!!!

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to AlvarezTequihua [2009-01-05 19:50:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Sayuri-Lilly [2008-10-27 11:33:03 +0000 UTC]

That just looks so good! I really don't know where to start in creating masks like that, I made a hat once for my Cityscape project. That taken waaaay too long o.o;

Such an awesome mask I want one!

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bloodrose83 [2008-10-27 03:05:52 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome. I hope you have a great Halloween!

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to bloodrose83 [2008-10-29 17:39:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! You too!

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bloodrose83 In reply to FamiliarOddlings [2008-10-29 17:57:54 +0000 UTC]

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Aelanessa [2008-10-25 11:45:32 +0000 UTC]

Ooh this is soo awsome! Too bad we don't do any Halloweenstuff like this in the Netherlands.. :[

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to Aelanessa [2008-10-29 17:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Aw, that's too bad.

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Aelanessa In reply to FamiliarOddlings [2008-10-29 22:03:48 +0000 UTC]

I'll manage, we have carnival!

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eyefeather [2008-10-25 04:22:37 +0000 UTC]

Nice job!

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to eyefeather [2008-10-29 17:40:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Celtic-Dragonfly [2008-10-24 12:54:56 +0000 UTC]

That is beautiful and amazing!

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to Celtic-Dragonfly [2008-10-24 17:32:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Alexandra!

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fireflywishes [2008-10-24 03:20:50 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! Can't wait to see the full outfit!

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to fireflywishes [2008-10-24 17:31:29 +0000 UTC]

Soon! (but the mask is the best part, I think)

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AriaFawn [2008-10-24 01:34:11 +0000 UTC]

This looks so wonderful! I love it. I love how you did the shape of it, it really looks quite realistic and pretty. The eyes set such an owlish expression too. I love the touch your feather earrings give it too, so pretty. The feathers on the mask itself look beautiful, I love the speckled ones. I cannot wait to see the full thing, I just love this mask.

The No Face mask in the background is wonderful too. Now I know what I am going to go watch.

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to AriaFawn [2008-10-24 17:30:55 +0000 UTC]

I am really proud of it! The eyes were really hard because I had the plaster go over my closed eyes so there was no shape for the owl's eyes there. I had to build up the papier mache to get the eyes to curve convexly and at certain angles it looks kind of wall-eyed. But I'm so pleased you like the expression! The earrings really go, don't they?

Haha, that's a great movie!

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leficia [2008-10-24 01:27:47 +0000 UTC]

wow. that's fantastic, davina. is this for hallowe'en, or something else? *pets mask*

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to leficia [2008-10-24 17:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yes, it is for Halloween. We're having a party so I wanted to have a nice costume.

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leficia In reply to FamiliarOddlings [2008-10-25 07:54:26 +0000 UTC]

niiiice. i'm working hallowe'en, so i can't.

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to leficia [2008-10-29 20:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Aw, too sad!

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MegaSamuraiPanda [2008-10-24 01:16:34 +0000 UTC]

You have skills. I wish I could do that.

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to MegaSamuraiPanda [2008-10-24 17:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thank you very much!

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AngelicAdonis [2008-10-24 01:15:20 +0000 UTC]

Thats fantastic! I want one!

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FamiliarOddlings In reply to AngelicAdonis [2008-10-24 17:22:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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AngelicAdonis In reply to FamiliarOddlings [2008-10-25 04:59:30 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!

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