Merimask Designs
Rather than concealing, a good mask reveals what is hidden inside.
Andrea Masse

"Merimask Designs" is Andrea Masse, a self-representing artist from western New York. Andrea is self taught in the art of leather maskmaking and has been working exclusively with leather sculpture for over twenty years.

Andrea Masse

New! Egyptian masks designed exclusively for Katy Perry's "Prismatic" world tour (see info below).

In 2006, Merimask created several designs for Cirque Du Soleil. Currently, a synthetic version of her mask "Frivole" is in mass production and available in Cirque Du Soleil gifts shops everywhere.

Frivole

Frivole

In 2008, Andrea was invited to create over fifty exclusive masks for the Muscle Musical production "Magicarade", in Tokyo Japan. She appeared on several national Japanese television shows with her masks throughout the 2008-2009 holiday season.

Red Oni

Red Oni

Magicarade

Red Oni

Magicarade

In 2009, Merimask Designs created masks for several stage productions in the United States, including the Jacksonville Nutcracker Ballet in Florida and the Circus Juventas production of "Yulong" in Minneapolis.

Rat Queen

Rat Queen

Yulong Red Dragon

Yulong Red Dragon

 

Rat Queen

Golden Unicorn

In October of 2009, Andrea appeared on the Martha Stewart Show and demonstrated her mask-making technique on live national television. You can see the video here.

In 2010, Merimask Designs was commissioned to create several wolf masks for Halloween season window displays throughout the United States. The masks were featured in Ralph Lauren Rugby store windows everywhere.

Rat Queen

In 2011, A quartet of Merimask's white wolves were featured in an international cosmetics advertising campaign. The wolf masks were used in a fashion photo shoot for Lise Watier Cosmetiques "Neiges" perfume, shot in Toronto. The advertisements appeared throughout Canada during the 2011 holiday season. You can view exclusive videos of the shoot here:

In 2011, Andrea designed four owl masks for an up and coming UK hip-hop group called The Four Owls. Currently, the masks can be seen in performances and videos all throughout Europe and the UK.

Video for the second single 'Not Like Before', taken from 'The Four Owls' debut album 'Nature's Greatest Mystery' on High Focus Records, 5th December. Video directed, filmed and edited by Harry Wheeler.

White Fox Mask

Also in 2011, Andrea's white fox mask was featured in an independent film

"White Fox Mask" A GWYCKY FILMS production - official website here.

In the summer of 2012, Andrea was commissioned to produce designs for the Metropolitan Opera. Her exclusive "Anubis" design appeared on stage in the 2013 production of "Rigoletto".

 

Anubis mask for 2013 Rigoletto

Rat Queen

White Fox Mask

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Katy Perry Prismatic World Tour

Egyptian masks designed by Merimask, exclusively for Katy Perry's "Prismatic" world tour in 2014.

Dancers' costume design by Marina Toybina. Mask design by Merimask.

Photos from "Prismatic" used with permission.

© 2014 Merimask and Katy Perry

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See more photos of masks in
Gallery I

See more masks being worn in
Gallery II

Rat Queen

Model/Photo Beki Stilborn

Etsy

These masks can only be purchased at merimasks online etsy shop.

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