So I'm trying something new today. With Halloween (the most amazing day of the year) around the corner, I've been looking all over for a good, safe party to go to. If I could, I'd be going to the Atlanta Halloween Ball at the Fox Theatre, but unfortunately, there's no way in hell anyone I know would accompany me at $125 a ticket. But even though I can't go to a fancy masquerade, I've decided to try and make some masks for those who can. I seem to enjoy combining fashion and art. I guess art just seems so much more relevant when you can get some actual use out of it. So today I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a blank mask along with some wire mesh for molding, and now I'm working on my first polyclay mask. It's a definite work in progress/experiment but so far it's working out relatively well. Here's a sneak preview:
I don't know how this is going to turn out, but here's what I've done so far:
1. I took my mesh wire and pressed it over the blank mask I bought to create a base to model the clay on.
2. I covered the wire mesh with a thin layer of a base color of clay (in this case, a mixture of pearl, translucent, and white clays) in the approximate shape of a half mask.
3. I cut slices from an old cane (a multicolored and white lace cane) and began placing and pressing them into the base clay. I cut smaller shapes from the slices to fill in the gaps between the circles.
So that's what I have so far. I plan to use another color of clay for the sides, and maybe another color for a border around the edges. That's it for now. Now it's time for TV. All my shows are coming back from their summer break. Happiness. If only my father would let mom and I watch Grey's Anatomy tonight. I'm craving drama.
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