What a crazy couple of months! I had to take a brief hiatus from mask making to focus on a Fringe
show I was acting in. This also means I did not get to make masks for the Cyclops, much to my disappointment. It's very hard to choose between projects, but it just wasn't the right time unfortunately. But now that the festival is all done for the year, it's time to get back at it! Now I can focus on a few projects that I've had in my mind for a while - mostly cleaning my workshop...it can get so messy so quickly when not in use.
show I was acting in. This also means I did not get to make masks for the Cyclops, much to my disappointment. It's very hard to choose between projects, but it just wasn't the right time unfortunately. But now that the festival is all done for the year, it's time to get back at it! Now I can focus on a few projects that I've had in my mind for a while - mostly cleaning my workshop...it can get so messy so quickly when not in use.
First up after that is teaching a workshop this week for the Children's Peace Theatre. What a cool company - dedicated to inspiring world change from the ground up, using theatre as a teaching tool for kids and allowing them to shape the future how they want to see it. Truly inspiring! I'm going to be teaching some of their camp kids how to make masks! It's going to be a quick little introduction to mask making. So there will be use of templates, household items, and a lot of creativity. Sometimes the best stuff comes when you have to work quickly.
Here's a bit of inspiration. What a great face! It's true that art imitates life I think - because I can see this guy showing up in a mask in the future. I love to grab images like this for reference, and inspiration.
Now that I've got a bit more time on my hands, I'm spending some time to pour over images like this and come up with some new mask ideas. I'm also focusing on the future - with thoughts about training. It's a dream of mine to learn from Donato Sartori, or the wood carving mask makers of Bali. But those two things might be a little while off. Until then, I'll be learning from great faces like this guy to keep my skills up.
Now that I've got a bit more time on my hands, I'm spending some time to pour over images like this and come up with some new mask ideas. I'm also focusing on the future - with thoughts about training. It's a dream of mine to learn from Donato Sartori, or the wood carving mask makers of Bali. But those two things might be a little while off. Until then, I'll be learning from great faces like this guy to keep my skills up.
