Even now, after all these years of making masks, sometimes I am still daunted by the prospect of making that first mark on the pristine white surface of my Multimask tabla rasa (blank slate). What if i mess it up?Performing artist Hilary Halba of the University of Otago Theatre Studies has this to say:
"...while one's aspirations are still in one's imagination, they are perfect and anything's possible, but the minute you actually make a start on doing anything is the minute error begins, or the minute disappointment happens or the minute that imperfection seeps in".
Dealing with the Con-troll lurking under the bridge:
A good way to deal with those feelings - the terror, anxiety, hopes, dreams - that is the crux of going on a soul-searching quest or just making something better than average, is to treat the Multimask in a way that is beyond conscious control. This "little old Chinese lady" was dampened then oven-baked before coming out all randomly wrinkled. Did you know that the Chinese word for mask 'mian hok' means "face shell". I like the above 'face shell' so much i cannot bear to do anything further to it! It's perfect as it is...
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