Masks

Artist Statement:

To my dismay, I never got the chance to finish this project. I remember when I first started, I was inspired by the picture of the mask here. I was drawn to the round features and swirly designs. To create the mask shape, I made a flat newspaper ball to drape the clay over and mold it to the shape of a face. I then added eye holes, and different balls of clay fore the cheeks and chin, and molded them to the face. I created a nose and attached it to the middle, and made lips and eyebrows. I did add more detail after the photo I have here, I just don't have photos of it. I carved stripey lines on the face, almost like a tiger print.

I wish I saw how this piece turned out, but I never got to finish it due to the pandemic :(