About

Goblin Art started in 2000 as a mask-making studio run by Moni Sears. From then until to 2015,  Moni designed and created more than a thousand handmade masks, often assisted by spouse and business partner Rick Sears, in addition to various interns and part-time helpers.

The masks were sold to customers around the Pacific Northwest through galleries, fairs, and art markets, in New Orleans at the annual French Market Mask Market, and around the world through online sales.

Goblin Art masks have also been commissioned for theatre, film and television, the Cirque du Soleil gift shop, and have been featured on book and album covers including Iron Maiden's 2003 LP record album and vinyl single Dance of Death.

In 2015 Moni closed the main portion of the Goblin Art business to allow for the creation of a new project: Wildland Roots - Mythic Arts & Mummery . It started with the development of mask-making methods using natural, biodegradable and recycled materials, but it has since evolved into an art collective focused on place-based processional and ritual-arts projects including the Portland All Souls River Procession .

Moni continues to explore new creative ideas using a combination of both modern methods and natural techniques and materials, and now offers in-person classes to folks in the Portland, Oregon area.