Vacation Program
- Wednesday, April 17, 2019
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Designed for ages 9 to 12
- By Andrew Sargent, Site Historian & Lead Educator
Some materials (wood and clay) become masks because they are common.
Some materials (jade and gold(, become masks because they are precious.
For millennia, mask makers have experimented with messages and materials. Wood, clay, shells, copper, and feathers made ancient masks. Paper, then plastic are common today. Make mini masks to test your hand at the techniques, versatility, expressiveness, feel, and magic of old and new materials. Select 5 of these materials:
Wood
Clay
Leather
Shells
Copper (with soldering)
Papier Mache
Cloth
Vacu-form Plastic
Construct an artful stand to display your work
