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And so it begins . . .

My first mask of the season, the clay draft of a stage alien for a show next year.  Yay!

alien, comedy festival, improv

Yes, I made a small chair

I spent this weekend at Wellington’s MakerSpace learning about miniatures, from two properly experienced  film artists, fresh from several years … More

miniatures, model, model making

May = general madness

May has been a silly/busy/creative month Taking part in my first non-student art exhibition Being ‘creative lead’ for a comedy … More

48hours, exhibition, film, gorilla, improv, improvisation

Warning: Gorilla on stage!

Tonight was the first night of  All-Star Gorilla, at the Fringe Bar, 7pm Sundays 5, 12 and 19 of May, … More

gorilla, gorilla mask, improv, improvisation

Beardie

Latest mask – one which probably should be posed with a bottle in a brown paper bag.

beard, instamorph, man, mask

Gorilla under construction #2

Now, the shell has been made, ears formed, eyes put in and cuts made for eyes nose and mouth.   … More

comedy, gorilla, improv, improvisation, instamorph, mask making

Gorilla under construction

I’m in an improvised comedy show next month, which mostly explains why I am spending this afternoon creating a mask for … More

comedy, gorilla, improv, improvisation, instamorph, mask, thermoplastic

Movember mask

Mask using Instamorph painted in acrylics, and made over this clay sculpt.  Now mostly finished bar some necessary sinister moustache twirling and eyebrow trimming. … More

instamorph, mask making, polymorph, thermoplastic, top hat, Victorian, villain

Working up a mask from life

I spent last weekend in a portrait class that focused on understanding how faces twist to express emotions.  On Sunday we worked … More

clay, instamorph, mask, mask making, polycaprolactone, polymorph, thermoplastic

Instamorph? What is this Instamorph of which you speak?!

Instamorph is the brand name of low-temperature thermoplastic pellets which I make into sheets and then mould into my masks. … More

celastic, instamorph, mask making, masks, paper mache, papier mache, plastic, polycaprolactone, polymorph, thermoplastic

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