Class: "Simple" masks
My Masks & Armor students are really knocking it out of the park, in their first fullsized mask projects! They presented yesterday so i've got some photos to share and i'm super excited.
In the background is a mermaid mask 2nd-year Adrienne Corral made in her undergraduate program using Wonderflex. Adrienne wanted to do a companion mask based on the same idea, but with a more armored-merman look and bit more sophisticated finishing now that she's in grad school. In the foreground are her mask matrix sculpted from DAS air-dry clay and the new mask itself.
First-year grad Kelly Renko wanted to try scaling up from her seahorse maquette to a full-size mask made from Wonderflex. Pictured are both her mask and the polymer clay maquette. Cute!
First-year grad Leah Pelz was inspired by a series of carved wooden animal masks, and created this zebra mask from Fosshape. Her matrix sculpted from DAS air-dry clay is at right, still covered in foil from the Fosshape forming process. Note how she created separate matrices for the ears and mane bristles and bricolaged a matrix support for the snout from that plastic cup in order to conserve clay. The main body of the mask is Fosshape 600, while the ears are Fosshape 300, which gives them a fun fluttery movement when worn in performance.
Undergraduate Jess Adams made this mask for the upcoming performance of The Milford Project. In the context of the play, the mask is supposed to be a sparkly unicorn mask made by a 13-year-old girl, but needs to be sturdy enough to withstand being worn for a dance number throughout the run of the show. Jess used urethane foam structure techniques to create this hilarious mask.
Undergraduate Lydia Hanchette created this awesome ominous raven using Wonderflex and buckram-screened eyes.
Great job, guys! These were a joy to behold in the making!
In the background is a mermaid mask 2nd-year Adrienne Corral made in her undergraduate program using Wonderflex. Adrienne wanted to do a companion mask based on the same idea, but with a more armored-merman look and bit more sophisticated finishing now that she's in grad school. In the foreground are her mask matrix sculpted from DAS air-dry clay and the new mask itself.
First-year grad Kelly Renko wanted to try scaling up from her seahorse maquette to a full-size mask made from Wonderflex. Pictured are both her mask and the polymer clay maquette. Cute!
First-year grad Leah Pelz was inspired by a series of carved wooden animal masks, and created this zebra mask from Fosshape. Her matrix sculpted from DAS air-dry clay is at right, still covered in foil from the Fosshape forming process. Note how she created separate matrices for the ears and mane bristles and bricolaged a matrix support for the snout from that plastic cup in order to conserve clay. The main body of the mask is Fosshape 600, while the ears are Fosshape 300, which gives them a fun fluttery movement when worn in performance.
Undergraduate Jess Adams made this mask for the upcoming performance of The Milford Project. In the context of the play, the mask is supposed to be a sparkly unicorn mask made by a 13-year-old girl, but needs to be sturdy enough to withstand being worn for a dance number throughout the run of the show. Jess used urethane foam structure techniques to create this hilarious mask.
Undergraduate Lydia Hanchette created this awesome ominous raven using Wonderflex and buckram-screened eyes.
Great job, guys! These were a joy to behold in the making!