Matt and Sharon had some people over to construct masks for themselves - Sharon had recently attended a mask-making class. Hippie-ass spirituality/group therapy aside, it was highly informative and entertaining for her, and she decided to share all this with us! Matt and Sharon taught us how to apply plaster-coated gauze (called plaster-craft) to someone's face - border first, then inside, then two more layers of the same. After that it was up to the individual to determine what the mask would look like. I spent about ten hours at their place today, making my mask, eating pizza, hanging out and chatting, even peeling away for a little nap.

While initially some people were completely stumped for ideas as to what kind of masks they should make, nearly everyone was surprised (and sometimes alarmed) at the creativity that poured out of themselves, or the underlying messages that lurked within them, finally finding a voice in this surreal activity. It was a real learning experience all the way around.