Here are a couple of leather masks that I made last year, prior to receiving a Glowforge PRU. These were hand cut, carved and sculpted, then dyed, painted, sealed and embellished. They’re variants on a design theme that I’ve been playing with over the last decade + . When I made them, I thought they’d make a cute pair but they ultimately sold to two unrelated clients.
Amusingly enough, I was recently contacted by two more (also unrelated) people, asking for custom variants on this ever evolving theme. These two were cut using a PRU, and the darker one also features a glass cabochon that was engraved using the PRU.
This one is for a costumed wedding. The iridescent blue/green tones match her dress and accessories, and details are per her specifications. I asked if they had any symbols that are special to them, and she explained that they’re steampunk aficionados who love the idea of time travel; thus we incorporated an hourglass theme into the cabochon at the center. Unfortunately, that may be hard to see as those aurora borealis cabochons are a real pain to photograph
The second one is painted primarily in a pearlescent ivory/white that fades out to a golden bronze ombre. It’s accented with the same crystals and flowers found on her ballgown:
I was super happy to finish off the final details on these pieces last night, as it leaves me free to spend today messing around with the new low power settings … I’m so excited!!!
wow I hope she sends you wedding pictures - these are stunning! I never knew leather could look like that. I always think of leather as something heavy, but these like so light and wispy. Magical
Thanks so much for the kind words, everyone! I really appreciate it
YES!!!1!!! So much so. I have some trouble with my hands, but even more so with my right/dominant shoulder, which I injured in a bad car accident (and have subsequently and clumsily re-injured numerous times ) . Trying to manage the pain keeps me from being as prolific as I’d like, and because my ROM is often very limited, I tend to stick with smaller projects.
Using the for my cutting alleviates much of the repetitive motion, and frees my hands to do the finer/more detailed work that I really enjoy. It will enable me to accomplish a lot more, with less pain. I’m also hoping to use it to work with some heavier weights of leather that I used to use very sparingly, and it will open up possibility for larger works than I used to do. FE, I’ve only made a couple dozen sets of these leather wings, because they’re brutal on that bad shoulder … I look forward to many new iterations, and more elaborate costume designs once that pass through is in play!
PRU, and the darker one also features a glass cabochon that was engraved using the PRU.
I hope she sends you wedding pictures - these are stunning! I never knew leather could look like that. I always think of leather as something heavy, but these like so light and wispy. Magical 
) . Trying to manage the pain keeps me from being as prolific as I’d like, and because my ROM is often very limited, I tend to stick with smaller projects.
