Summary: This week we explore the exciting world of cool masks made by Oak Myth! Regular Hosts:Amber of Red Tail Arts, Dave of Pagans promoting Healthy Active Tendencies (PHAT), "Normal" Joe of Pagan Roadtrip Guest Hosts: Amanda, Barrett of Pagan Men, Ashley of Oak Myth 01:17Normal intros, name, location, what does your shop do? 01:32How did you two first meet up? 01:58Did either of you have any professional training or learn all on your own? 02:47You two didn't become friend till later, but how long have you guys been working together? 01:32How did you two first meet up? 01:58Did either of you have any professional training or learn all on your own? 02:47You two didn't become friend till later, but how long have you guys been working together? 03:00What do you ladies do while you're not working on masks? 03:00What do you ladies do while you're not working on masks? 03:25What are/did you ladies go to school for? 03:52One of the things you ladies mentioned in our early correspondences was that you were both pagan. Can you go into your paths and how you relate it to your mask work? 05:12What about you Ashley? How was the religious upbrining? 04:53Eve, with your mom being Faerie, you grew up in the path? 05:12What about you Ashley? How was the religious upbrining? 05:42Can you talk about how you came up with the name OakMyth for your shop? 06:08Did you start selling on Etsy? 06:15Ashlee and Eve talk about their first time vending at Faerie Worlds 07:11Was there anything else that inspired you guys to work on masks in specific? 08:08What was the very first mask you did together? 08:48What are the favorite pieces that you have made? 09:30Ashley and Eve talk about their balance of lunar and solar. 09:45What are the hardest masks you have made? 10:16Amanda Eve asks a question: People wear personality masks, was that an inspiration of your mask making or do you seek to inspire with your creations? 11:26Faerie Worlds can be awesome to let out the "inner you" 12:18OakMyth has had several people that get drawn to their masks becaues they feel kinship to them 13:51Talking with Ashley, you do most of the design, can you tell us a little on your process? 12:32Do you ladies get a lot of people trying to get specific commission pieces? 13:00We start talking about commission pieces and how people seem to disappear after starting with the process 13:27OakMyth shares two of the most pleasing commission pieces, one a wolf and one a phoenix. 13:51Talking with Ashley, you do most of the design, can you tell us a little on your process? 14:27Does the color of the mask come before you start or after it's been tooled? 14:51Does the design work ever change partially through? 15:09Do changes often happen? 15:20How much work actually goes into the leather once it gets into your hands? 15:32They talk a bit about how big the cow hide is when they get it. 16:208oz leather takes a lot of working! 16:34About how many masks can you get out of a cow hide? 17:09How do you mold them to fit facial features? 17:45We talk about how the masks fit and the alterations that are possible for fitting. 18:27We talk a bit about the paint surviving reshaping. 18:44What is the hardest thing to get the leather to do? 19:26Are the horns on the dragon mask hard to do? 19:54Barrett asks if someone sculpting a beak for your maniquin would help with creating a beak. 20:18Some of the work depends on what kind of leather you use; 8oz vs 4oz 20:59What are the time differences between simple and complex masks with just the leather work? 21:43What is considered a complex design to do with just the leather work aspect of it. 22:50We ask what makes the forest masks so difficult to create. 25:28Painting the leather, and then shaping...doesn't work well 23:41We talk about the painting process of mask making, is there anything you have to do to prep the mask before starting? 24:06What kind of paints do you use to paint on the leather?
