I on Wednesday 23rd September we made masks. We weren't given much of a brief, only to make the mask interesting, and reflective of you. I decided that instead of using one main bit of cardboard as a base, I would make the main body of my mask out of small diamond shapes, and then decorate.
I think the session was valuable because we were able to experiment without using templates, which I have used in the past. I found it surprisingly easy to come up with the plans for my mask. However I did find constructing how the mask would fit on my head quite difficult.
I found the fact that we could be completely free and expressive with our masks exciting. There was no right or wrong and it meant that everyone's final outcome would be completely different. Sometimes I think it is good to be constricted to just a few ideas, but for this task it was good to have freedom.
As all of the main body of the mask was made out of small diamond shapes cut from cardboard, it did get quite tedious and boring cutting them all out. Luckily I had a Stanley knife which made it a lot easier than if I were to use scissors.
If I had used the freedom I had more and been even more adventurous, I think this could have gone even better. For example I could have experimented more with 3D on the top and sides, which would have probably given a better effect.
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