what's the story, wishbone?

A new mask, not entirely done:




Here's an in progress shot:



And this is "The Eyes" doing the dance from Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights' video:

masks

This is a nearly finished paper mache mask, with a cardboard base, I might add some gems:



I had a hard time finding any instructions to go on for this type of thing online. Traditional Mexican paper mache masks are made around a sculpted clay form. I cut out a circle of cardboard and cut darts in the top and bottom (and the sides for the blue mask) that I folded over to create dimension. I also rolled and folded the cardboard before hand to make it more flexible. With the following animal mask I taped a paper cup to the form to make the snout. I'll do some things differently next time.

here's a bear/dog mask that I have yet to paint:



I've been loving making these. They're going to be characters in a video.

Also, here's an epic picture of me and my friends at the Art Museum.

bring a little water, sylvie

A few in progress things. I've been getting very little done over spring break but here's a sampling anyhow. The above is a mask I'm making out of fabric and wax. The fabric/wax combo was made by Danielle as a part of another project. Long story. School story. Boring. Below are a few quick clips from a video I'm working on for class as well. It's about the future, kind of, and space, kind of. It's going to be called "Visions of the Multiverse". I made the costume but I'm not entirely happy with it. ideas to explore further. Lotsa sniffles in this one. The static videos I posted earlier will probably be a part of this finished project as well



and some more:



sniff snifsnif, it was dag cold out.

Also, for kicks, here is my favorite video that I made in highschool. I used pictures of my mother and elements of this movie by Maya Deren, 'In the Very Eye of Night':



I don't think my mother operates in this way but when I made this I was imagining people holding onto their fondest moments and defining themselves by them. Maya Deren compared the movements of dancer's human bodies to the movements of stars which she described as being perfect. I compared the movements of constructed stars to images of a charming personal history vignette. Does that begin to make sense? I can't be sure. Here it is, the audio is a little poppy, I'll have to fix that sometime: