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Paper Mache Masks
Grades: 6 and Up
Ages: 12 and Up
Teacher: Mrs. Suzy Weber
and Mr. Essex Garner,
Saint Joseph Catholic School, Jefferson
City, Missouri
Unit:
Paper Mache Masks – Use of Color and Materials Techniques –
Multicultural and Historical Integration. Grade Level: Elementary and Middle School (6th through 10th Grades) - Adaptable to higher.
Strand (Know about Art), (Making Art) and
Elements of Art During this 4-week session, students will construct a mask as they begin exploring the imaginative power of this exciting art form. Mask to the right created by Saint Joseph Elementary Art Student 6th Grade
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What You Need:
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What You Do: DAY ONE
*You might wish to have the students do the front one-week -- let it dry -- and the back the following week. It makes things a lot easier for them.
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DAY TWO
Continue to cover the mask with newspaper
strips of various lengths
that have been dipped in the paste.
The mask should have between four
and six layers by the time it is completed.
DAY THREE
Once the mask is completely dry (you may need to wait a few days to a week for this to be so), your students can decorate their masks with acrylic paint and then leave to dry for another week. DAY FOUROn the final day,
embellishments
can be added with hot glue (supervision for the young ones) and a string can be
attached so the mask can be worn.
If there is time,
students may want
to plan a short play. You might want to take pictures.
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