Mask Making and Masked PerformanceThis page was created to provide mask work samples. It can only be reached by linking to it directly; it does not appear in the site's navigation menus.
This series of photos are some examples of my masks and mask making process. Masks are in various phases of completion. The reddish masks are completed paper mache; white masks have been spackled and are ready for painting; and painted masks are complete with finishing touches such as hair. The masks shown on the left proved to be suitable for performance even though they have not been completely painted and finished. (In fact, many audience members insisted that they need not be painted; they were expressive and transformative as-is.) LINKS A modern day mask piece called The Ballad of Quick Dick McGripp was the basis of my recent residency at Celebration Barn Theater. The webpage for Quick Dick is here. Scroll down to the section for Jail Break and Quick Dick. For Quick Dick, I constructed my own mask. Jail Break features Balinese masks I performed in only. The web page for the Celebration Barn residency is here. My 4th semester capstone project is called, In the South. The webpage for that project is here. For In the South, I created three new masks. |