Morgen Schinnour and her artistic handiwork are continuing to be noticed, this time on the international stage.
Morgen, daughter of John and Bev, has been carving out a niche airbrushing hockey masks, and her clientele continues to grow. This time she was commissioned to paint three masks for the National Ringette Team who will be playing in the world championship over the holiday.
“It was really awesome, I was really excited when I received the email,” Morgen said.
Morgen explains she painted a mask for a ringette goalie who plays for the Calgary RATH. Her teammate was selected for the national team and made contact with Morgen.
Originally, they were looking at three masks, all of the same design, but Morgen made a case for each goalie having an individual look.
“It looks better having three different designs,” said Morgen, and they will each have their own back plates.”
“They’re a little more work for me, but I think they look better.”
The goalies are Bobbi Mattson, Jasmine Leblanc and Amy Clarkson.
This year’s world Ringette championship is in Helsinki from December 27 to January 4. There are nine teams from six different countries. There are two series, the Sam Jacks trophy, played out between Canada and Finland as well as the President’s Pool, with teams from Canada, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Sweden and Finland. The event will share venues with the World Junior Championship.
Coinciding with the world Championship is a Ringette festival with international teams from U12 to U16.
This caps off a busy year for Morgen, which includes making masks for goalies at Mount Royal University and SAIT, as well as dozens of custom masks for players at all levels of the sport.
“I did about 53 masks, I’m pretty sure that is a record for me,” she said.