Brendan Stewart and Scott Wedgewood holding the completed mask
When Brendan Stewart was young, and had just finished his first mask design using stickers and nail polish, he told his mom he was going to design a helmet for someone in the NHL. During the last Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche game, Brendan’s longtime promise became a reality. Through social media messages and relationship building, he was given the opportunity to work on a a goalie mask, but not just any, a mask to help celebrate the winning of the William M. Jennings trophy, which is given to the NHL goaltending duo that surrendered the least amount of goals.
The winners were Scott Wedgewood and Mackenzie Blackwood, affectionately named the “Lumber Yard”, a name that Brendan used a source of inspiration for the mask. Scott wore the mask on the ice for the warm-up and a full period, marking a full circle moment for Brendan.
Scott Wedgewoods finished helmet
And although making an NHL mask was Brendan’s original goal, it’s not all he’s achieved. He also had the opportunity to work on a helmet for the Canadian bobsled team at the past Olympics, an opportunity he told CJWE, came from just messaging the guys on Instagram.
CJWE got to interview Brendan about how he got started airbrushing masks.
We also asked Brendan about how his Olympic mask job came to be.
Brendan told CJWE about some of the easter eggs found in Scott Wedgewood’s mask.
Brendan Stewart continues to airbrush masks, and his story, as well as his other work can be found on Instagram under the handle “stewmask”.
Brendan’s skeleton helmet design
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