THE WORKSHOP

Heads we have built.

Every head on this page was built in our workshop, and every one has already gone to the person it was made for. Past work — not for sale. It is here so you can see what we can build before you ask us to build yours. What is actually available is at the foot of the page.

INSIDE A HEAD

What it looks like from the other side.

Most of what gets photographed is the outside. Here is the same lion head three times, in order: closed, opened, and held back so you can see what you would actually be putting your head into.

Closed, this is all you see
The zipper runs down the back, under the mane
Rigid shell, lining, and the strap that adjusts the fit

The opening is hidden

It sits under the mane at the back of the head. Closed there is nothing to see; open, the whole back comes away, so getting in and out does not mean dragging fur across your face.

The fit adjusts from the inside

The woven strap in the third photo is what takes up the difference between one head and another — the reason a head can be described as adjustable instead of built to a single measurement.

THE EYES

Four settings, one head.

The same gray lion, photographed four times. The color is set rather than fixed, and the two sides can be set independently — the third picture has one red eye and one purple.

Green
Red
One red, one purple — the two sides set separately
Lit, in profile

Lit eyes are an option, not the default

They are quoted as an add-on when you build a commission. A head without them looks like the white lion further down this page — resin eyes, nothing electronic behind them.

It moves.

Three clips, a few seconds each, on loop. A still cannot show a blink, and a page that charges for a moving jaw should be able to show one moving. These are older heads, not the suits for sale.

Lit eyes, switching on and off

A jaw that opens

Eyelids that close

LIONS

Manes, and what they take.

Long-pile faux fur, set in layers so the mane sits away from the face instead of flattening against it.

White lion
The same lion, in profile
Three-quarters
Muzzle and mane, side on
Mane filling the frame
Golden lion
The same, front on

Two lions, seven photographs

Both are finished work. We photograph a head from several sides because one angle hides how deep a muzzle is and how far a mane actually reaches.

TIGERS

Stripes, set one at a time.

Two tigers — one white, one orange. The markings follow the shape of the head rather than being laid over it.

White tiger
Mouth open
Turned, stripes running into the ruff
Front on
Orange tiger
In profile

Every stripe is set by hand

They are not printed on. That is why no two of these heads carry quite the same pattern, and why the stripes keep running once they reach the ruff.

WOLVES

A canine head is mostly muzzle.

Gray and cream faux fur, amber eyes.

Front on
Ears up
The long muzzle, in profile

The hard one to get right

A wolf muzzle is long and thin, so there is very little room between the shape and the wearer's face. It is the piece where the base does most of the work.

AND OTHERS

Bears, goats, hyenas.

Heads built for characters that are not canine or feline.

Panda
The same, turned
Goat, horns and fleece
In profile
Hyena

Not everything is a cat or a dog

A bear's flat face, a goat's horns and fleece, a hyena's ears — each one needs a different base. If your character is none of the usual species, this is the section to look at.

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