Masks: the artist in me.

Arts & Activities | January 1, 2009| | Copyright

Whether masks are made from cardboard, papier-mache, metal, wood, leather, fabric, clay or any combination of these materials, they bring out the artist in us. As young children, most of us liked to wear masks when we played to pretend we were another person or animal. Masks let us fantasize and be creative.

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Probably the two most important functions of masks are to protect or disguise. The earliest form of mask I could trace was back to prehistoric times. Hunters in the Stone Age wore animal-style masks to disguise themselves to make ...

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