Masks Made Easy

When I lived with my artist roommate, we were always doing weird stuff — like printing "Sasquatch for President" banners during the 2004 election and making plaster casts of our faces. The latter activity wasn't as fun as it might sound: We sat around waiting for the plaster to set,...

By Amber Taufen

September 27, 2007

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When I lived with my artist roommate, we were always doing weird stuff — like printing "Sasquatch for President" banners during the 2004 election and making plaster casts of our faces. The latter activity wasn't as fun as it might sound: We sat around waiting for the plaster to set, with straws sticking out of our noses, unable to move lest we mess up the casting — and then all we had to show for it were some odd-looking, fairly useless masks that sort of resembled our faces.

Today's Mask Making Demonstration at Meininger Art Supply won't require you to put straws in your nostrils. Instead, master mask-maker Ed Edmunds (owner of Distortions Unlimited and collaborator on projects such as creating the queen alien for Aliens) will demonstrate how to use the Mask Maker Kit by Distortions. The kit includes a DVD and can help you create a unique, professional-looking mask in time for Halloween. The free demonstration goes from 1 to 3 p.m. at Meininger, 499 Broadway; call 303-698-3838 or visit www.meininger.com.
Sat., Sept. 29, 1-3 p.m., 2007

Amber Taufen has been writing about people, places and things in Denver since 2005. She works as an editor, writer, and production and process guru out of her home office in the foothills.

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