(Female Mask - Igbo People) I have been working with mask making the last few weeks. They are simple, self-drying clay masks. Now that one of them is ready for some paint I have started to look it at more as a symbol. Today, when I looked at it though I realized it was quite grotesque and well, in a word hideous. But in all its ugliness, that is what masks can be for us. The beauty is that a mask can be whatever we want it to be and used for a diverse array of purposes. (Okuyi Mask - Punu People) What happens when we peel away the ...
The virtual studio of author and artist Stephanie Rose Bird brings together artistic process and reflection with the literary arts, in a manner that is designed to be instructive and inspirational.