My project is a visual and touch focused exploration of how identity, society and Masquerade interact. My concept is a three-layered decorative mask, in which each layer addresses an aspect of a person’s identity and how they present this layer. As planned, currently, only one mask layer out of three is constructed and I am prepping to finish the others in the next couple of days. My main concern is the size of the masks and the dialog. I started constructing the mask with the first layer to ensure I had the room to work on details and to accurately estimate the size of the whole mask. However, the first layer ended up taller than I expected meaning all the layers will be larger than I originally planned. This will make finding the appropriate container more difficult.

As for the dialogs, I am nervous to write them. I tend to not write creatively well, and the dialogs will require some creative writing. The dialogs should lend themselves well to the audio requirements of the major project, so I will not abandon them, something I had started to consider. Honestly, this project does not feel like a class project, but more like something I decided to make for my own enjoyment. My main take away from this project is “I should do things like this more often”. Admittedly, I chose a project that heavily involves my main hobbies so any work I do on the project is incredibly enjoyable. I am hoping to keep this pace up, so I only have the finishing details left to add after the upcoming fall break.

Photos of the first layer:

I am waiting to add colors until the other layers are completed.