The flagship piece, and five years of iterative work. Springbok horns; warthog, boar, and coyote teeth; gold-backed quartz eyes and a garnet third eye. The wearer’s face has no straight line to the outside world: polished steel mirrors relay the view out through the mouth, a prism at the crown gives a rear view, and a compass sits in the line of sight. Below that is a lycopodium flamethrower.
FrontFront, with the third eyeThree-quarterWith googly eyesProfileRearBlack and whiteGarnet backlitEye detailUnder UV lightFirst and final appearances
Inside the helmet
The optics, labeled: a rear-view prism and mirror, and the garnet third eye funneling light.
The optics, labeledThe garnet third eye, funneling lightTesting the rear-view prismRear-view prism cut to shape
The build
From the bench.
Test-fitting the hornsHarness on a skullInteriorSuspensionPatterning with tapeSuspensionWet-formingHorn placementSuspension designWet-formingHarness on bustMechanism iterationFacial iterationDentition progressFirst mechanismInterior progressEyes, first iterationGold-backed garnet cabochonsIterationsOptics layoutPatterning in foil and tapeCutting a quartz sphereHalved quartz sphereQuartz spheresGold-leafed quartzEyesEyes and garnetPrism testsEar before hardeningEar wet formedEarEarsNeck swivel ringLycopodium blower testLycopodium blower testBaseball-stitching the skinLycopodium blower, second and first versionsHorns and teeth fitted
