Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the Gr. 6
art class at Bond Lake Public School to talk about
my masks and had great time! I brought in a variety of my
masks, including the very first masks I ever made.
The kids were very responsive and had lots of questions.
I visited them to talk about my experience mask making as part of their mask making unit in class. They were hard at work making paper masks and I lent some of my knowledge and experience making my own masks. When I asked them what they were making their masks out of, they were shocked to hear I made them out of the same things - paper and glue!
art class at Bond Lake Public School to talk about
my masks and had great time! I brought in a variety of my
masks, including the very first masks I ever made.
The kids were very responsive and had lots of questions.
I visited them to talk about my experience mask making as part of their mask making unit in class. They were hard at work making paper masks and I lent some of my knowledge and experience making my own masks. When I asked them what they were making their masks out of, they were shocked to hear I made them out of the same things - paper and glue!
I also taught them a bit about the history and significance of masks across cultures. They were able to give me lots of good examples of modern masks and their importance today.
All in all I had a great time chatting with the class and they had so many questions about mask making I was happy to answer. I loved showing them that mask making is still a vibrant art form that is a very important part of shared culture the world over.
Plus, they had the chance to try on some of my masks and bring them to life.
If you're interested in a class visit I'd love to talk with you about bringing my masks to your school. Send me an e-mail to ericmakesmasks@gmail.com with the subject Class Visit.
