Monday July 6, 2015 Gourd masks by Walter Klingler

Between bouts of absinthe consumption, I create gourd masks.  Here is my oeuvre - word taken from the French oeuvre, which was taken from the Latin opus (singular) and opera (plural), which was taken from sanskrit apas, all meaning work or works, or in this case, my body of work to date.

Moon Over Lynchburg

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Moon Over Lynchburg

This mask is made of gourd, bamboo, acrylic paint, stone beads, and feathers.

19"t by 23"w

Jaunty

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Jaunty

This mask is made of gourd, acrylic paint, oil paint, twine, and one wild turkey feather.

11"tall by 18"wide

Autumn

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Autumn

This mask is made of gourd, acrylic paint, stone beads, coral beads, and feathers.

32"t by 31"w

Maxime

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Maxime

This mask is made of gourd, bamboo, acrylic paint, twine, inlaid druzy stones, stone beads, and coral beads.

18"t by 13"w

To view all my gourd masks, click here