Leslie Ihde on tue 8 dec 98
Are any of the mask makers in the upstate NY area? I'm in Binghamton NY
and I wondered who was near by. I believe I will be running a workshop
for mask making for students and I'm interested in suggestions. I plan to
have students make masks based on casts of their faces (Ditmar of this
list has given me a great deal of healp in this area) but I am also
interested in general inspiration. I have an overall plan, but I am
relatively new to mask making. If any one is interested in discussing
this with me, I'd appreciate if they replied privately.
Thanks
Leslie Ihde
Turning Point Pottery Studio and
Binghamton University Counseling Center
Karen R. Betts on wed 9 dec 98
On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Leslie Ihde wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Are any of the mask makers in the upstate NY area? I'm in Binghamton NY
> and I wondered who was near by. I believe I will be running a workshop
> for mask making for students and I'm interested in suggestions. I plan to
> have students make masks based on casts of their faces (Ditmar of this
> list has given me a great deal of healp in this area) but I am also
> interested in general inspiration. I have an overall plan, but I am
> relatively new to mask making. If any one is interested in discussing
> this with me, I'd appreciate if they replied privately.
> Thanks
> Leslie Ihde
> Turning Point Pottery Studio and
> Binghamton University Counseling Center
>
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Hi, Leslie,
I am replying on list as this is part of a class. I am a ceramics undergrad
at the University of Florida.
In a Figurative Clay Sculpture class, we cast face fragments and then
sculpted very large "masks" of them. First, we cast the fragment by dipping
the part in alginate. (It is the stuff that dental impressions are made
with.) Some people did nose, mouth, chin combo; some people did ears, or
lips, or, nose. I assume that one could do the entire face. Anyway, the
detail is incredible. After the alginate set up, approximately five minutes,
we removed the face part, and then mixed up plaster and poured it into the
impression in the alginate. This whole process took about 20 to 30 minutes
per person. After the plaster completely set up (about 24 hrs.) we removed
the alginate from around it. The plaster model was then used to create the
macro face fragment wall hung sculpture.
I think that this technique is pretty neat, and it leaves a lot of creative
decisions up to the individual artist. You can copy all of the detail, or
leave most of it out, and anything in between.
I hope this helps to give some ideas for future reference.
Karen R. Betts
Ceramics Senior
University of Florida
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