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| Renaissance Magazine Article | Stage Directions Magazine Article
| PBS FILM APRIL 20

 
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August 16-27, Two Week Master Mask Making Workshop
2 Week Master Mask Making Workshop
In class you will make at least one of each:
- a life cast of your face
- a clay sculpture of an expressive character face. You will learn how to sculpt an expression that radiates emotion for a mask that “comes to life.”
- a negative plaster mask mold
- a neoprene mask
- a paper mache mask
- a sculpted leather mask
+ more techniques as time allows

There will be guided lectures and demonstrations in the morning with award winning mask designer Alyssa Ravenwood. In the afternoon you will have free time to further explore the style of mask making that most appeals to you with guidance from Alyssa Ravenwood.

Class size is exclusive. 2-6 students max, ensuring that you get a lot of one on one instruction.

Dates: August 16 – 27, M-F 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Where: Ravenwood Studios located at the Brewery Arts Colony Los Angeles CA 90031
Cost: $1,500 tuition $300 materials


TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE IN CLASS: Please send an email with the number of students participating and you will be emailed an invoice. You can pay with a credit card via Paypal or by bank check in the mail.

 
Monster Mask Contest

Ravenwood Monsters Travel The World

From June to December 2009 Ravenwood Masks will be visited by 19 families from 19 countries. As part of a prize package they won a trip to LA, including Universal Studios and two monster masks from Ravenwood Masks.

The families come to my studio at the Brewery Arts Complex and I show them how their masks were made on the vacuum forming machine. Then they get to choose two of their favorite masks to take home with them.

Countries: France, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Ireland, Singapore, France, Singapore, Belgium, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Spain, and Malaysia.

 
Mini-Series Premiere: PBS American Experience, We Shall Remain, April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11
Episode 2: Tecumseh's Vision, April 20, 9:00 pm

Tune in April 13 - May 11 to PBS for American Experience: We Shall Remain

April 20 - Tecumseh's Vision. I was the Makeup Department Head for this episode.


Makeup Department Head and Special Makeup Effects Designer: Alyssa Ravenwood
Makeup Artists: Christopher Payne, Laura Hill, Karen Stein, Sarah Bussard. Lab Technician: Dan Corona

For more information:
Makeup Design for Tecumseh's Vision
PBS: We Shall Remain
PBS: trailer for Tecumseh's Vision

   
Renaissance Magazine Article
I was interviewed for an article about Commedia Dell'Arte in Renaissance Magazine.
Vol. 14 #1, Issue #65
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Renaissance Magazine Website
Commedia Dell'Arte
Renaissance Magazine reveals the bawdy form of Italian street theatre popular during the 16th and 17th centuries, consisting of lively antics, physical comedy, stock characters, and farcical plots.
Stage Directions Magazine Article
 

Stage Directions Magazine January '08 issue features a special section on performing in masks and making masks. Included is an article featuring my work as a mask designer and teacher. The writer also interviewed clients that I have worked with since 2000.

Click here to read the article online

Stage Directions Magazine Website

 
 
    

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