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Bobcat Mask
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How the Masks Came to Be
Unlike conventional sculptors, Elizabeth Berrien starts each wire sculpture with the animal's face. In 1988, Elizabeth started a collection for a scheduled exhibit with Mendocino's exclusive Highlight Gallery. A severe and lingering flu left her so weak, she was unable to weave the bodies onto her wire sculptures in time for the show deadline.
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Rather than show up empty-handed, she brought the animal faces, wires still trailing, and declared it "a Show of Spirit Masks".
The gallery management was, to say the least, dubious - they were accustomed to Berrien's full-body wire animals. But when the works were unveiled, the public was thrilled, and the show was a sellout. Elizabeth Berrien has offered her spirit masks ever since.
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Shorthair Cat Mask
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Raccoon Mask
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Owl Spirit
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Animal lovers gain comfort from wire mask portraits of departed cats, dogs and other pets.
To commission an animal portrait, just provide the artist a few copies of your favorite snapshots...
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Side View
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Bear Mask
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Wolf Mask
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Wire animal masks make wonderful wall art, casting complex and intricate shadows. Their eyes seem to folow you around the room, as if the spirit of a wild animal is using the wire spirit mask as a portal to visit the "real" world.
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World Class Wire Sculpture · Elizabeth Berrien (707) 445-4931 · email wireladye@yahoo.com
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CLIO 2008
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Cannes Festival
Double Gold
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ADC
Double Gold
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OBIE
Best of Show
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Andy Double Gold
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One Show Gold Pencil
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London International
Double Grand
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