The Peacock Queen

(2010) 6.5" x 12", mask armature, peacock feathers, beetle wings, gold wire, seed beads

I guess the recent DD on "Fan-tastic" put me squarely back into experimenting with peacock feathers.

I was able to acquire some different feathers, such as body plumage, sword feathers and eye stems and layered these over a ready-made mask armature. I beaded short netted pieces of cover made from iridescent green size 15 seed beads where the feathers were glued around the eye openings and their keels were exposed.

Once all the feathers were in place I completed the mask with some beetle-wings strung on short lengths of gold wire chain for some dramatic movement, rattle and shimmer. I may be the Peacock Queen this Halloween.

Here's her "Peacock King"