Portrait exploration and mask design (project ongoing)
Step 1 - portrait or birth
Mbali's hair journey:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/63144e_30a9ba376e4e4453a4306132409acfdb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/63144e_30a9ba376e4e4453a4306132409acfdb~mv2.jpg)
Next steps:
synthesize ideas for the mask making phase
digitize 3D sketch (I call the sculptures I do in modelling clay 3D sketching because I’m better at sculpting than drawing... I find sculpting way more fun... and I hope to gradually ease you into the realization that this sculpture will eventually be destroyed) 😶
prepare the papier-mâché pulp for sculpting the mask