I toy with abstraction, but most of my masks and faces are attempts at realism. I don’t know why I make faces (no pun intended!) but I think it is just human nature.

Here is some recent work with paper clay built up over a ready made plastic face mask/mold. After the paper clay dried, I was able to remove it from the plastic, but not without some minor damage.

I have made a mold of this face to be cast in cement or epoxy resin, but it is not a good quality mold. The silicone was old and I probably should have scrapped it instead of making a fully cured & sealed plaster support mold for it! So the results from that will come later.