ROSEMASK: July 2008

"Given that we can live only a small part of what there is in us - what happens with the rest?"

Quote by Pascal Mercier

My mask making began with a visit to the Alice Atelier, Florence Italy, where I met Professor Agostino Dessi and daughter Alice and learned how to make a mask the traditional Italian way. “These are story containers” Agostino explains, “Stories are delicate, it’s best to store them in places that suit them. The stories a person can give to the world are precious”. Visit the Alice Atelier at http://www.alicemasks.com/

“Masks are made to liberate people’s hearts and minds” Agostino Dessi.

Friday, July 25, 2008

TinkerBelle

Since a young 14-year-old member of our family left his bag of skin and bones behind...i have been making lots of winged mask characters. I have made five butterfly mask compositions (one more to go), and this...the first in a TinkerBelle Series.

An Artsy Obsession

Masking is an artsy obsession that i have...

It's a combination of the aesthetic (masks as "visually interesting stories"); the romantic (the familar romantic mystique, that wears off after a deep dive into mask work, is replaced by mysticism); the collaboration (the art of coming into conversation with your creation); the technology (from hand methods to mechanised hotpressed paper enterprise); the intellect (another level of learning exists beyond the one you have just figured out); the drama (nothing beats masks for elevating the ordinary) and...new identity (how we can change our appearance and identity with adornment).

ROSEMASK

"Given that we can live only a small part of what there is in us - what happens with the rest?"

Friday, July 25, 2008

TinkerBelle

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What happens with the rest (of what is within us)?

An Artsy Obsession