Magical realism, like the uncanny, projects an uncertainty suggesting that ordinary life may also be the scene of the extraordinary. There is magic all around us - but we must choose to see it. When our eyes are open to magic, even the smallest things become miraculous.....
This ceramic wall mask measures 6 1/4" high by 5" wide by 2" deep.
Some of you may wonder why I'm putting so much energy into the making of masks. Well, after years of being a maker of many different things, I finally began to dabble in masks (inspired by my own collection of masks from around the world). It dawned on me, after the first few that I made, that a path was opening up before me. I knew that I didn't want to copy foreign masks or even to borrow ideas from them. I did want to be a part of the mask tradition. Thus began my journey. Very early on, around 1998, I decided that I would make "American" masks with contemporary ideas - my contribution to the tradition. After a while, the masks became more and more personal which seemed a natural progression. I continue making them with the hope that some of the ideas I present are universal.
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