the lazarus corporation

March 11, 2013

As promised, all three “Shapeshifter” photographs (larger images available on my website at http://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/artists/paul-watson/photography-2012)

Postcards, posters, and prints available on my RedBubble store.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, these are from a much larger series of photographs I took in February 2013. The series as a whole didn’t quite gel for me, but I was reasonably happy with these three images.

I might try to re-photograph the concept some time in the near future…

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September 24, 2012

The collection of masks is growing.

Going to try to make two more over the next four weeks as I start to expand this pantheon of personal pseudo-proto-mythological archetypes.

Need to do a bit more archaeology of the mind…

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July 20, 2012

one day I’ll make a mask like this for some photographs…

(Source: oddeveld, via nookilli)

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July 19, 2012

Some reference material for the mask photograph series I’m doing:

mercurialblonde:

Techno Occult: Hypersigils Reconsidered

invisicollege:

Three important things:

1. Wearing masks alters our perceptions, especially of ourselves. Masks can be used to embody ideal personas or create anonymity. They also affect our self awareness, encourage less limited behaviors and reduce reliance on a singular self-narrative.

3. Putting on a mask, especially one deliberately constructed for a specific purpose, is a very powerful tool for self-transformation work/magic.

2. The Internet allows us to create and change masks very quickly. It also provides far more anonymity than most physical masks, heightening both effects.

(Source: satyrmagos)

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May 7, 2012

While I’m waiting for the Crow Mask to dry, I’ve uploaded another from the Bark Mask series:

Bark Mask 03

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April 30, 2012

After some research…

…I now have a huge number of ideas for the whole “Crow Mask” photograph series. :)

Can’t wait for the feathers to arrive, then I can start on the mask (the blank mask that will form the base of the mask arrived today).

Then I need to find a model and start working on the “set”.

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April 12, 2012

The Crow Mask…

I think I’ve managed to get hold of several bags of old black feathers.

I think the Crow Mask is coming…

Three crows cackled overhead and ah remember thinking as ah passed into unconsciousness; one crow - a stranger, two crows - danger, three crows - a summons…

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April 1, 2012

Sneak preview from yesterday’s photoshoot

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March 28, 2012

I’m getting a lot of likes for the half-finished bark mask, mainly because it got featured on the Crafts tag - many thanks to whoever arranged that, and thanks to everyone who liked or reblogged it. :)

The finished (-ish) version is here. I’m hoping to do a photoshoot with it on Saturday (more details here), so will be posting some photographs of it in use in the near future.

Another 3 blank Volto masks arrived today, so I suppose I should start work on the next ones. Need to wrack my brain for ideas…

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March 25, 2012

First attempt at painting the “bare wood” section of the mask.

It’s getting there, but needs tidying up a bit. With luck I should have this ready for a photoshoot on Saturday.

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March 25, 2012

A somewhat better photo of the progress on the oak-bark mask, taken in natural light. This morning I’ve added a little black around the eye holes, just to subtly delineate/highlight them.

Next steps are:

carefully paint all the bits of white wood glue that are visible in a bark-colour, and
paint up the non-bark areas (mouth, nose and chin) as bare wood.

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March 24, 2012

It’s tricky, but going reasonably well so far - waiting for glue to dry before I continue any further.

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March 23, 2012

I have two pieces of oak bark and one blank mask.

The task I have set myself is to attach the former to the latter. This evening will be spent boiling the oak bark to try to make it more pliable. This may take some time.

Does anyone have any experience in softening tree bark?

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March 14, 2012

Masks to make - list so far