This was originally completed in 2013. I have since modified it further to add a second labradorite stone to the forehead at the request of the client, in hopes that it would be less likely to be mistaken for the raven from Game of Thrones. Qaw is NOT inspired by the "Three-Eyed Raven".

The base resin is done by the very talented Crystumes and was based on her crow blank. I then sculpted it further to be a heavier raven bill, and sanded, and sculpted and sanded, painted and set the eyes, and furred/feathered it. I used wild boar bristles for the rictal bristles, because I felt faux fur would be too fluffy in appearance for that area. This is a "fantasy" raven, and though it's hard to tell there is purple iridescence on the crest, as well as the more obvious labradorite gemstone set into the forehead. I hand set about a billion (okay, maybe 300 or so) feathers into the crest and throat of this raven. The feathers are chicken feathers, many molted from my own birds.

While I did model it for these terrible rushed photos before shipping it, this mask did go out to a client and belongs to, is worn, and preformed by Qaw themself. This mask is not mine nor do I wear it.