Proper magic

My wax makings turned into little copper and silver things via the magic of centrifugal casting. “Make the metal dance” … More

Adventures with linishing

I spent this weekend at a two-day workshop with the amazing carver Owen Mapp – learning to make small tools suitable … More

I’ve been making some “less than half” masks – some manly character noses for stage use. This one is going … More

My happy smiling full face manly mask was among those making a debut onstage last night.

The original Greta became a famous actress despite her famously imobile face. Maybe this one will do as well?

I took six members of the Wellington Improv Troupe through some techniques for making theatrical character masks, passing on what … More

Today several friends from the Wellington Improvisation Troupe came round to have their faces cast in plaster, using expired dental … More

I’ve been making some masks over the last few weeks – using a low temperature melt thermoplastic (Instamorph, a similar … More

I spent last week trying a new medium (bone), working with mostly new tools (dremel with dental bits, jewellery files … More