Myth and Masks offer
Some sample pages of Myth and Masks
: “As I prepare to move to a new rented property next month I keep looking at all my belongings and want to lighten the load. …”
Blogposts tagged as “Masks”
Planning for Saints & Martyrs
No assembly instructions supplied, alas
: “I’m currently planning an Acid Renaissance photographic piece — working title: Saints & Martyrs — which is heavily inspired by the “catacomb saints” so wonderfully recorded by Paul…”
A Haunting of Roses
Detail from A Haunting of Roses
: “A Haunting of Roses first appeared as a scribbled note in my notebooks sometime in early 2018. …”
The Snake Mask
: “I started working on the Snake Mask in January 2022, and it has sat partially made for a full year now. I think it’s time to finish it. I don’t know why it’s been such a blind spot for me over…”
Artwork plans for 2023
A twilight view of a snowy landscape near the village of Shingay-cum-Wendy in Cambridgeshire, taken by the author
: “It’s been a difficult year and I didn’t get much artwork done in 2022. …”
Masks and Photography, Ritual and Film
Masks made by the author
: “Over on Twitter yesterday I posted a series of tweets that, merged together, went something like this: …”
January 2016 art update
: “January is two-thirds gone, but things are coming together. I just received an email from my printers: the books of my artwork have been printed, and I just have to wait for them to bind them and…”
Photographs taken from the edge of the wood at midnight
Photographs taken from the edge of the wood at midnight
: “Photographs taken from the edge of the wood at midnight is the title I finally decided on for my set of 4 photographs (taken at various shoots between 2013 and 2015). Like many things, it came to me…”
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The Moss Figure
Moss figure (detail), by the author
: “The “Moss Figure” is an image that’s been haunting my mind since I was a child. …”
The Bark Mask Revisited
The Bark Mask
: “I started making the Bark Mask back in 2012, and used the early version in a series of photographs (Bark Mask 01, Bark Mask 02, Bark Mask 03). …”
Life drawing and some photography
: “On Monday I took the day off from my day job to get some artwork done. …”
A new bird mask
“blank” bird mask by Seattle-based artist Cassandra Mélena
: “I recently bought this rather creepy “blank” bird mask by Seattle-based artist Cassandra Mélena. …”
Masks - a bit of politics and a bit of history
Detail from Bark Mask 01, by the author
: “I wrote about the more philosophical side of masks in a previous blogpost Masks, Deception, and Truth. This post is more about the history of masks. …”
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Making Myths
: “Looking back on my photographic work since 2012 I’ve got to the point now where I feel I’ve amassed a good range of these pseudo-mythological characters. There are probably a couple more female…”
Masks, Deception, and Truth
Detail from Badb Catha (5), by the author
: “I was asked recently why I used masks that are obviously masks in my photographs, rather than using some digital manipulation to produce monstrous photo-realistic visages like those produced by…”
Ideas for a New Piece
The Blindfolded Seeress - sketch and print
: “I’ve started putting my ideas together for the next series of artwork, which will probably consist of a lino print as well as a series of photographs. …”
Preparing for a Photoshoot
: “15 metres of cream muslin, washed, scrunched up, and dried; 1 hand-made oak-leaf mask; 2 replica Viking knives. …”
Masks made 2012-2013
: “I’ve been reviewing the masks I made over 2012-2013. …”
Mask-Making in Progress
: “I've managed to turn five bags of artificial autumnal oak leaves into my next mask. …”
The Ivy Mask - Completed
: “The ivy mask (and a big bag of more fake ivy) will get its first outing in a series of photographs either on Friday or early next week. …”