Reflecting on the pleasure of creating a mask using papier mache in a Morbid Anatomy class. Inspired by various cultural masks and a nervous dog, the project used layered paper from a discarded book.
Tag: mask
Looking both ways
Next in the “All My Friends Are Robots” series, an accident of posing meant I could make one eye look through the mask, to … More
Beardie
Latest mask – one which probably should be posed with a bottle in a brown paper bag.
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
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
Boy in a mask on a unicycle. Of course.
Masks at the park #1
Proper magic
My wax makings turned into little copper and silver things via the magic of centrifugal casting. “Make the metal dance” … More
Nosy, very nosy
I’ve been making some “less than half” masks – some manly character noses for stage use. This one is going … More
Greta, the mask
The original Greta became a famous actress despite her famously imobile face. Maybe this one will do as well?
A Little Art 