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Welcome to our coverage of the 10 day (90 hour) workshop in the design and construction of leather performance mask. This workshop is being run by Paolo Consiglio, a master leather mask maker and teacher from Florence, Italy. It is being held at The Crago Mill Regional Arts Centre, Piper Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. It has been financed by a Visiting Artists' Grant from Charles Sturt University and is open to the local community and students from CSU

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A Preschool, Kindergarten, and Early Elementary School Activity This activity creates papier-m?ch? dinosaur hats. Each step takes about an hour or less. A few days drying time is required between the papier-m?ch? part, the application of decorations, and the painting part. It is also messy, involving tearing paper, gluing it, decorating, and painting.

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"The only "store bought" material is paint (tempra, poster or finger paint all work well... acrylic paints work great, but don't wash out of clothes!!!) We mixed white and black to make our own grey. Alternatively, you can mod podge (mache) on 1 inch squares of grey tissue paper. Or make a "funky dolphin" by maching on 1 inch squares of patterned tissue paper or napkins"

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Guide features instructions on making paste for papier mache projects. Find a list of materials and links to other papier-mache project sheets.

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The term papier m?ch? (pronounced p?p-ee-ay mash-?y) comes from the French phrase meaning "chewed paper." You can use papier m?ch? to make pi?atas, masks, jewelry, and lots of other crafts.

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(SITE with help for beginners in Papier Mache - beautiful artwork - gallery. Good information and recipes) Jackie says: I have been influenced by many artists and sculptors and by things I see around me. I am always on the look out for bits and pieces that I can use in my work. For instance, I saw a pile of oval wooden "advertising boards" being sold off in a shop for 50p each and I bought several as they make excellent bases.

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"This is a very old method of "painting" that can be dated as far back as the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Heated coloured wax is applied hot to a surface in a series of layers.It's recent revival is due to a strong Dutch interest in encaustic art. The major practitioners being based in the Netherlands. On the web there are some very informative sites. For those who have some tired old masks this may be just the method to employ in search of their renovation. Indeed, with wax you could look forward to changing your mask collection with the colour of the seasons." Dave Riley,Australia

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Papiermache Artist,s personal site about his work and the method..Very nice artwork. Site in Danish, Sorry Folks! But being danish..I,m pleased (susan)

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One method - making masks with children

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( english translation on the main page of this site) La cr?ation d'un masque est aussi passionnante que simple. Les masques peuvent ?tre d?coratifs, tels des masques africains, ou ludiques (masque d'Halloween, de carnaval). Tout est dans le d?tail apport? ? l'objet

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A nice photo guide. Maskmaking step by step. Aqu? vemos al Maestro Caretero Vegano Carlos Francisco Marte - Cayoya - ofreciendo un taller sobre la creaci?n de caretas de carnaval en el Centro Cultural de Espa?a.

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Roger williams Middle School - MASK PROCES DESCRIBED

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Site in german

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Welcome to our coverage of the 10 day (90 hour) workshop in the design and construction of leather performance mask. This workshop is being run by Paolo Consiglio, a master leather mask maker and teacher from Florence, Italy. It is being held at The Crago Mill Regional Arts Centre, Piper Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. It has been financed by a Visiting Artists' Grant from Charles Sturt University and is open to the local community and students from CSU. It is being covered on the Net by staff and students of the Communication School at CSU's Bathurst Campus. You will be observing the processes of casting the the makers' faces to obtain a positive face mould on which the masks will be designed in clay. A positive plaster mould of the intended mask will be carved onto a wooden block. Over this block leather will be stretched, beaten and smoothed to create a performance mask. As part of this workshop there will be readings from Dante's "Divine Comedy" and various other Italian cultural delights. Please enjoy the processes involved in the fine art of leather mask making. Masks have been used throughout the history of theatre. They were a significant part of the the Western World's first professional theatre, the Commedia dell' Arte, which developed in Italy in the 16th Century.

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"...........To build the mask: 1) Take your pre-bought neutral half-mask and, if it's not plastic, cover it with cellophane (like Handi-wrap). If the mask is plastic, skip to step number two. 2) Cover the cellophane (or plastic mask) with a thin layer of Vaseline, so you'll be able to take the paper mache off when you're finished. 3) Begin to layer on your newspaper or....."

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Follow these helpful hints and have fun!

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A lesson plan for 5th graders-- easily modified for any student, age 7 or older

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Mumming shows are a simple structure that can be used to readily develop a wide variety of entertainment. They are medieval in origin based on the archetypes of clown, hero, heroine, villain, doctor (& perhaps doctor's assistant). Each of these characters can readily be translated into a modern day character..

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Materials Needed: Round Balloon Newspaper Paper Mache Paste Plastic Wrap Paint

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Ingredients 1/2 cup non-self-rising wheat flour 1/4 cup powdered resin glue 1/2 cup warm water 1 1/2 cups hot water 4 drops oil of cinnamon

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There are many different recipes available for paper mache paste and pulp. No one recipe is better than another or the 'right' recipe. Just use the recipe that works best for you and what you are making! Here are a few options for paste for your paper mache projects

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Use this recipe to make a pulp mixture to make fine details on paper mache projects.

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Paper plates are one of the simplest and mosteffective mask making materials for children,especially young ones!

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You will need: A cardboard mask (bought from a craft shop), paper plate, egg boxes, thick card, paint, wool, tape, PVA glue, kitchen roll, feathers, pipe cleaners.

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Nothing betrays the hand of a poor prop builder quicker than something that is supposed to be gold, brass, silver or steel, but is obviously just a piece of wood or plastic covered with gold or silver spraypaint. No matter how good the shape, surface or decoration underneath might be, an unconvincing metal finish will ruin any prop instantly. On the other hand, a convincing metallic surface can often redeem lumpy and otherwise unfortunate props.

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