Maskmaking with Foil
Artist: Peggy Flores  

Peggy Flores provides an easy-to-follow demonstration of how to make innovative masks from foil. First, she shows the types and colors of foil, colorants, and sculpting tools. She uses tooling foil and regular aluminum foil in the step-by-step process of drawing, forming, sculpting the foil, and coloring plus decorating with raffia, feathers, and faux jewels. She stresses the importance of masks in various cultures with an emphasis on metal masks and displays a variety of student masks. 20 min.