Check out the 100th edition of RUE MORGUE horror magazine. Congratulations to horror movie "SUPERFAN" and avid Rue Morgue reader Mike Ede who got his fan letter published in the POST MORTEM section!
You can view his goalie mask entitled "MIKE'S NIGHTMARE" here and his backplate entitled "THE EDGE" here
EYECANDYAIR was honored to paint 2010 Olympic masks for Team USA goaltenders Tim Thomas and Jonathan Quick. You can visit the EYECANDYAIR YOUTUBE channel to check out a video featuring the cool airbrushed masks.
This Authentic GAME WORN CAM WARD GOALIE MASK was a custom Sportmask design molded and airbrushed (by Steve Nash with EyeCandyAir) especially for the Hurricanes netminder in 2009.
Hurricanes #30 Cam Ward unveiled the piece for the first time at home on Glen Wesley Retirement Night on February 17, 2009 versus the Boston Bruins. Ward showcased the mask through the rest of the 2008-09 regular season and then donned it during the 'Canes 2009 Stanley Cup Playoff run.........(click to read more)
Suiting up between the pipes for the first time when he was six, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joey MacDonald fell in love with the goaltending position and completely immersed himself in it.
Whether it was the poster of Brian Hayward's San Jose Sharks mask in his childhood bedroom, or the way he carefully rifled through a new pack of hockey cards to find the netminders, the youngster knew at a young age where his place was on the ice.....(click to read more)
Islanders net-minder Martin Biron was sporting new headgear in the form of a custom mask during the portion of the Islanders Saskatoon training camp.
For a goaltender, the mask is a creatively inspired testament to the player's signature style, personality or the city they play in. Here's what Biron had to say on the topic.....(click to read more)
Back and better than ever for 2009, the HOCKtoberfest "Design Your Own Mask" contest! If you have ever dreamed of having your own completely custom goalie mask just like the pro's wear, this is your chance to make that dream a reality.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE A PARTICIPANT AT THE HOCKtoberfest 2009 FEMALE HOCKEY FESTIVAL TO ENTER THIS CONTEST.......(click to read more)
Published April 26, 2009EYECANDYAIR would like to thank all the readers who voted EYECANDYAIR the BEST LOCAL BUSINESS for the Specialty Service Category in the 2008 Readers Choice Awards.
It takes a unique individual to voluntarily stand in the way of a puck travelling 160 kilometres an hour. And like divas with their "it" bags or businessmen with polka-dot ties, professional goalies have long expressed their individuality with customized paint jobs on their masks......(click to read more)
This Authentic GAME WORN CAM WARD GOALIE MASK was a custom Sportmask design molded and painted (by Steve Nash) especially for the Hurricanes backstopper in 2007. Hurricanes #30 Cam Ward unveiled the piece for the first time at home on February 13, 2007, with a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Ward tallied six more wins while wearing the helmet (7-6-0-0 record)......(click to read more)
Squint next time you see Nashville Predators goalie Chris Mason take a slap shot to the mask and you might be able to make out the work of Vaughan resident and airbrush artist Steve Nash. For the past eight years, Nash has designed and created goalie mask artwork through his company Eyecandyair.....(click to read more)
Goaltenders are the brave ones on a hockey team. They stand in a 72 inch by 48 inch mesh home against an opposition who can rifle the puck up to and over 100 kilometers per hour. While the job is dangerous, they might as well look good doing it. Steve Nash, 40 owner of EYECANDYAIR, creates and renders the art and designs you see on hockey goalie masks.....(click to read more)
We are what we eat, but Nashville Predators goalie Chris Mason is what he has painted on his goalie mask.
Few goalies enjoy the art of mask design more than Mason, who is involved to the point that he has even drawn up some of his designs through the years....(click to read more)
Armed with his mask, chest protector and goalie stick, goaltender Chris Mason is a latter day Leonidas, protecting the Nashville Predators' goal from the relentless attack of ornery tyrants from the rest of the NHL. Like Leonidas, the king of Sparta in 480 BC, Mason stands alone....(click to read more)
This summer, as he prepared for his first season as a starting goaltender in the National Hockey League, Chris Mason decided he needed a new look for the new role. So he went to work brainstorming some fresh ideas for the most recognizable piece of goaltending equipment - the mask...(click to read more)
Tony Priolo, owner of Sportmask, delivered Hannu Toivonen's completed hat to the netminder this morning at HSBC Arena. The mask is gold with Toivonen's No. 54 in white on the chin and a spoked B on the forehead. The neat stuff is Toivonen's tribute to the four Boston teams. There are graphics of Tedy Bruschi and David Ortiz on the left side of the mask, matched on the right with head shots of Larry Bird and Ray Bourque....(click to read more)
For many sports fans theres no such thing as too much hockey. And in I Spy with My Little Eye Hockey, young readers get double the fun. Matt Napier, author of Z is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet, teams up with photographer David Milne to create a visual puzzle book that challenges the deductive skills and sharp eyes of young readers.
EYECANDYAIR mask artwork was used in this childrens book published in 2008.
Randy Hall is like many recreational goaltenders in Ontario, The 43-year-old salesman plays mostly in adult leagues, with the odd senior league and pickup game thrown in there for good measure. The mask he wears, however, is anything but that of your average beer leaguer. In fact, Hall's paint job puts a few NHL lids to shame.....(click to read more)
Cam Ward was featured on the front cover and inside the Summer 2007 issue #63 of Goalies World Magazine wearing his Carolina Heritage airbrushed EYECANDYAIR goalie mask
Tim Thomas was featured on the front cover and inside the #65 December/January 2007 issue of Goalies World wearing his "Evil Bear" paint design by EYECANDYAIR.
Martin Biron talks about the inspiration for the art on his "Great Gaston" goalie mask painted by Steve Nash of EYECANDYAIR. The segment is from Ottawa Senators Overtime on Rogers TV that aired during the 2008/2009 season.
Greg Rist of Rogers TV, interviews goalie mask artist Steve Nash of EYECANDYAIR. Goalies Jessica Ulrich and Randy Hall also stop by to talk about their designs. This segment of "Life at the Rink" was filmed for the Hometown Hockey series that aired nationwide in Canada on Rogers TV in December 2008.
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