A second experiment with masks and I end up with 2 pieces. I wanted to try out different finishes and I’m relatively happy with the “first attempt”. But you wouldn’t want to meet these on a dark night!
Some pieces I find difficult to photograph and these ones I struggled with. The one on the right has a red shade down the right hand side but it doesn’t really come out on the photographs.
Not completely happy with these (am I ever!), but I think there’s enough there to keep trying and see what appears next :o)
Finding Something from Nothing 
The two on the left look like they were surprised by something :). The top one looks like it’s in a garden so perhaps it saw someone en flagrante, lol (nude or copulating perhaps)
The bottom right looks like I feel some days when the boyfriend or son has shared a pun which in no way needed to be shared, lmao.
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Wow, like them a lot 🙂
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Yes, I will call that one “shocked” haha. I thought the other one was a bit drunk, but your interpretation is better: it does look like he is cringing from a bad joke..
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Thank you Anna. I’m surprised you all have the patience to follow my blog because I don’t have too much time for art so I don’t have too much to show. But I’m always grateful for the comments :o)
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I really like your art, so I’ll stick around 🙂
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Marvelous masks! I know what you mean- I think that if we were ever completely happy with what we make then there would be little motivation to keep on going:)
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I like that thought! I can’t believe I’d never connected dissatisfaction with motivation. Turning a negative into a positive. So good 🙂
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I nominated you for the Blogger Recognition Award :). http://wp.me/p1fG2n-kC3
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hey, wonderful artwork, for me not frightened, as I know the meaning behind a mask.
Interested for me what kind of material did you produced??? Usually they are used for special traditional rituals – protection from eval – or to communicate with the ancestors.
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These masks were made with clay (actually “newclay” which has fibres to make it less likely to crack). Then painted with different paints (mostly acrylic). Thank you for your comments Africafrau. I think it is time for me to make some more masks.
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