Thanks very much - but don't go after your masks, you've got some really strong lines, probably a carryover from doing so much armor. I'm a real sucker for the crown piece and I'll leave it its own comment, too, in... probably a month, when I don't have five papers to do... x.x But I'll get to it! It's such a good design...
I'm closer to the community at *LeatherArtisans - they're all obscenely talented, and I haven't told her yet but one of their mods, ~Mparker inspired me to believe the bodice was POSSIBLE; what ~Mask-Making-Artisans offered that the other mask communities didn't was a real focus on the masks as artworks. Unfortunately just being a student tends to eat my time, so my participation is severely limited; I consider myself involved when I have the time to respond to comments within a month!
Thanks a lot for the permissions; I'll probably link to your photo and credit your dA profile from the image description on my bodice showcase (whenever I finally have free time that coincides with any of my photographer friends having free time - I STILL need to take some display shots.)
Can't wait to see your new stuff ^-^

Hello!
Good to hear from you!
Thanks for the favs on flickr. I think their comments are working. Yes, feel free to link that picture any way you want and use it for anything. It really shows off your skills at leather. Your work is awesome. Your masks are clean. I need to work on that with mine, but I just started. How are the clubs you belong to?