Well the Shakespeare Bash'd reading has come and gone, and it was a blast. The masks looked great and I was lucky to see them performed by such talented actors. With any luck this will not be the last time they get used.
Here are some pictures of the masks in process. This is one of the Bottom mask getting all furred up. The masks are made of Japanese mulberry paper and the final two coats of the bottom mask were made with a grey died mulberry paper with a really great fibre count. Strong, and durable, but lightweight!
This was the first mask I've done with any sort of textured surface, like hair, and it was so cool to see it come to life as I applied the fur. I did about two coats of fur and had to glue it on almost hair by hair. Quite a long process but totally worth it.
Titania's mask ended up having an extra appendage of sorts in the form of a peacock feather I found in Chinatown. The idea here was to make her other-worldly, which really worked. It attached her to the animal/natural world in a really nice way.
More pictures will be added soon of the finished masks.
Until then - now it's on to my next project: a series of three masks for a Fringe production of the Cyclops, a new adaptation of the hilarious greek Satyr play. It will involve making the Cyclops mask (of course) and some others as well as making some Satyr masks! What a great project. Below are some of the pictures I'm working from as inspiration. More to come on this project as it unfolds.
Here are some pictures of the masks in process. This is one of the Bottom mask getting all furred up. The masks are made of Japanese mulberry paper and the final two coats of the bottom mask were made with a grey died mulberry paper with a really great fibre count. Strong, and durable, but lightweight!
This was the first mask I've done with any sort of textured surface, like hair, and it was so cool to see it come to life as I applied the fur. I did about two coats of fur and had to glue it on almost hair by hair. Quite a long process but totally worth it.
Titania's mask ended up having an extra appendage of sorts in the form of a peacock feather I found in Chinatown. The idea here was to make her other-worldly, which really worked. It attached her to the animal/natural world in a really nice way.
More pictures will be added soon of the finished masks.
Until then - now it's on to my next project: a series of three masks for a Fringe production of the Cyclops, a new adaptation of the hilarious greek Satyr play. It will involve making the Cyclops mask (of course) and some others as well as making some Satyr masks! What a great project. Below are some of the pictures I'm working from as inspiration. More to come on this project as it unfolds.
