Masks, Monsters, and Menageries class

Masks, Monsters, and Menageries classes

Hello to those of you who are reading this for information about my class at CFSOTA.

I suggest you go back to when I began the blog in December and work your way to the present. You will find information about masks and some about me as an artist. In the comments section, you can ask questions.

I hope you will get some ideas about what you would like to make. Don't get too ambitious if you don't have much experience in paper mâché. I will be glad to discuss your ideas with you. We can do that using the comments section of this blog.

I have decided we will work on two masks during the class sessions so that if work on one mask gets too sticky, you can work on the other one. One should be something three dimensional ( 3-D) you want to create from scratch and for the other, you will use a pattern to create a simpler flat mask. I will add examples of simple masks below.

Please visit these two links for ideas and techniques. There many other good sites for paper mache.

1. Dan Reeder  http://gourmetpapermache.com

2. Jonni Good  http://www.ultimatepapermache.com


FLAT MASK PATTERNS
Coming soon...

 Stuff in progress in my shop March 19, 2016

   

SOLD

This week's starts... 



two small balloons for cat masks

 cardboard form for tribal mask

 detail view of forehead stuffed with bubble wrap

 front of round cardboard mask

back of round cardboard mask

taped sections will allow me to make it rounded on the sides

This one is done!   

Desert Kiwi Thief Catcher 

Refer to Jan 11 for construction steps.

Pig coming along.

This started out as a balloon. Built the face with cardboard. Now it has paper mache goop all over. 

Wait until you see the next step!

Maori ma

sk from the internet New Zealand

Ahhhyiiii eeahhhh!!!

http://www.newzealand.com/us/feature/haka/

MARCH 2016! WOW! IT WILL BE SPRING SOON!

I experienced a little glimpse of spring this past weekend in Raleigh, N.C. The temperature rose to 65-0 and I saw redbud trees blooming, daffodils, and dandelions making their appearance.
The maple trees and pine trees and numerous others are busy spewing pollen into the breeze. AHHHCHOO!

Exciting things are happening. I met with the staff at The Clifton Forge School of The Arts last Friday to discuss details for mask making workshops CFSOTA http://www.cfsota.org

Workshops will begin toward the end of April and we will kick off with one person show featuring ME.

WOW I'd better get busy!

The gallery space is huge, so I need at least 20 wall pieces and there is room for a few freestanding and hanging pieces.

For classes, I will be using the painting room that is adjacent to the gallery. It is spacious and well lit with a sink and storage space for works in progress.

So far the plan is for one 90 minute session each of 4 weeks. We have not yet nailed down the days and times but we will plan for after school hours unless enough adults who wish to take a class during day hours indicate that they would participate.
The classes will be limited to six members-ages 12 to adult.

I will buy the supplies and give the receipts to the staff so they can plan the class fee and supply fee.

In anticipation of Con of The Mountain, participants will have the option of creating character masks.

The first of the series will offer instruction for constructing a wearable or ornamental mask using cardboard and paper mache. You can Google either kind and see plenty of examples.