Masks

One of three " Place to Stand" masks tried on for the first time by one of the actors.


The completed masks painted but awaiting the addition of facial hair and wig.


Pam with clay sculpts on life masks and one papier mache mask almost done.


Color study for " A Place to Stand" masks designed by Pam for dream sequence.


About a year ago my wife was in a play at St. Philip's College titled " A Place to Stand" for which she designed three masks that we made for a dream sequence in the play. Pammy loves masks and performances that make use of that theatrical art form. She took a very good workshop on mask one summer up in Blue Lake, California at the Dell Arte School of Physical Theater. It's a really unique and beautiful place to study. It's located in a former logging community in northern California about six hours north of San Francisco that now seems to be a major hub of theatrical activity in this country.

When she came back from Dell Arte that summer she couldn't wait to tell me all about her summer there. She showed me the mask she made and told me a lot about the fine art of mask performance. I learned a lot from her and every chance to make a mask or work in a show that utilizes mask comes along we take on eagerly.