Let's Make Masks for the Next Dark Harbor Audition!

It was in June 2015 that I happened upon the Dark Harbor auditions. It was at that audition (I went as an observer... I like to put myself into places and scenes) I realized the family that is the cast of Dark Harbor.

I don't recall all the names, except that there was one gal who knew a friend of mine. We hooked up on Facebook afterwards. It's a family. There's even a doctor who participates. It put a different perspective on the scene when I went that October to check out the new mazes and to scream. Well, I don't always go to scream... I just do when loud things clang behind me and scary made up folks jump out at me... standing just a tad too close for comfort. Hey bud, don't you know about personal space?

As we prepare for the Makersville fall schedule, I'm thinking about Sharon and Caprice's latex mask making class. Students will sculpt their mask in clay, cover it with a thin layer of plaster, blowing gently with a straw to ensure that the holes are filled. Then they will cover that layer with plaster and cloth. When it's dry, they will extract the clay, and fill the mold with latex. Then it dries again. Remove the latex mask, paint and wear.

It sounds easy, but it's quite a process. We're very lucky to have the latex mask making class.

One year, a lucky group of kids made molds of their faces. I forget what the process is called (face casting?). It was awesome, but we never repeated the exercise... You have to take the opportunity when it comes...

If you want to check out Makersville's fall schedule which begins next week, click here. If you want to go straight to the registration for the latex mask class, here it is

I know, let's all make masks, then go as a group to next year's auditions in June! Now THERE's a thought!

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About the Author:
Trish Tsoi-A-Sue is a creative facilitator, Maker and Geek Mom in the Long Beach area. Certified in LEGO® Serious Play and Creative Problem Solving Institute's Springboard training, she is the CEO of ETES Inc, and creator of Makersville, a community of makers. Trish is the Ambassador for the Long Beach LEGO® User Group, a group of AFOLs and Teen Fans of LEGO® (TFOLs).Join our facebook group! Some of her random experiences are recorded on her You Tube channel, Squigglemom! Please subscribe! Trish is grateful for the opportunities provided by the Long Beach Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, without which support Makersville would not exist. Maybe this year she will make a latex mask.