This is the second year we have created plaster masks in Expressions and they have turned out amazing! The quality of the masks themselves is a testament to the patience, trust and time it took each student to plaster their partner. Once the masks dried the students brainstormed their design on a skull template. Then they pencil sketched their designs onto the plaster. A combination of Puffy Paint and Fabric Markers were used for creating the designs. I find that day 1 with any art process is rough while students are familiarizing themselves with the application of media. Once students know what to expect, they seem to come in Day 2 as experts and finish strong. If we had more time I would have liked to see more color variation in the mask itself, something to think about next year! For now, these are going to look great in the exhibit this Wednesday!
