My mask making is a way for me to make sense of the world around me as well as a kind of language I use to express my inner world.
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Paper mache masks combined with various mixed media. Every mask I create I design to be worn.
Where do you find inspiration?My inspiration comes from film, television, books, as well as ideas developed during nature walks. However, the best inspiration I have experienced has been taking events either from my own history or others and reintroduce it in the form of a mask.
What would you do with $25,000?Further free myself from student debt.
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