Making masks with clay moulds

I attended a mask making course by Australian artist Bill Blaikie (2004) at Welfare State International’s Lanternhouse. The technique being taught was for cast latex masks using plaster moulds, but as I’m allergic to latex I used the same method but using paper mache.

First coat of paint
Sam Keay and I made a pair of masks that carried on being a pair…

Here they are in Denis Does Dresses:

This post was published on: 11th October 2008

Mask making
An exploration into different types of masks.
