Making Masks

Some Vic & Bob Inspiration

Don't worry, I won't be making a George Michael mask.

A New Face!?

This week we were tasked with making masks. During one of our lectures with Dwayne, we were given an hour to make a mask out of any materials we could salvage. I went through the recycling bins, and through my art supplies drawer and created this monstrosity: 

I must say that I do struggle when it comes to creating things like this. Most of the time I find them too fiddly and it never turns out the way I want it to. However, I did have fun making it, and it was a challenge to have to come up with an idea and present it all within an hour. 

During the week I started to create another mask. This time, less fiddly, hopefully a little less clumsy...still a work in progress, but I wanted to try different materials and also have a 3D(ish?) aspect to it. Here it is in its stages throughout the creation process... I'm not quite sure what it is, or why I've made it like this, but this is what my head came up with: 

Upon further research, I would like to create something more ambitious, I just need to accumulate more materials. Here's what I've been looking at, and the stuff that will shape my final mask.

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There's some weird stuff in there, but I like weird. I just feel as if I haven't been ambitious enough with this first mask, and I need to create something that's a bit more polished. 

After looking at these on Pinterest I feel like I know what direction I want to head in order to improve the 'final piece'. 

The stranger, the better!