Steampunk Plague Doctor - The Search For A Cure

We have all had an awful year with the Covid 19 virus and many good lives have been lost, huge numbers are very ill or will become unwell.  I send my sympathy and my thoughts to all those families who have been affected.  As artists I believe we have a job not to shy away from hard subjects and to record the times we live in. I also wanted to cast back into past times with this photograph.

I took the photograph in my front room, the whole scene was made and staged. Nothing is added afterwards but I have postworked the photograph to give it a more vintage and painterly look. Happy Halloween and stay safe.

Handmade Steampunk Costume - an old piece of velvet with rooster feathers glued on to make the feathered cape. Steampunk cogs and feathers added along with a banding on the hat. The Latex Crow mask was purchased but then feathers were added around the goggles and the ventilator parts I made from watering can roses painted with metalic paint, then added to the mask.

The concoction bottles were created with old containers I have saved over the years, seeds and plants from my garden, food colouring and water for liquids and twine and tea aged homemade labels attatched for detailing.

Took 4 days in total to create.