Relief Scuplture Mask and Mix Media

MEDIA: CLAY, MIX MEDIA (Feathers, Cotton)


When completing my mask or at least right after the heating process, I did not know how to go about with designing the mask in terms of even painting it. I started off with some black paint on the facial hair areas making them the color black. I later mixed colors to create a skin like color of dark brown to color the whole face. The image later popped out little by little as my mask slowly became an "Indian-like Bob Marley" face. I later took advantage and played around with reggae colors by showering my mask with the colors red,green and yellow. This last step of the relief mask sculpture served as the most exciting because of the spontaneous use of color and mix media. A few additional materials I chose included black cotton hair and feathers for a little flavor. By seeing how the outcome of the mask turned out, putting on hair and feathers as a mix media had to be must in order to complete the look of my relief mask sculpture. I figured that putting colorful feathers can really set the tone and bring out all the hard work I put through into creating this sculpture.