Four Seasons of Creativity for Elders
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Mask Making
Part Four in our Four Seasons of Creativity for Elders Series
The face of an old person is a wonder to behold. Decades of living are etched into every crease and line, mapping worries and laughter alike. Like an old oak tree, our faces are weathered by time, carved by experience. They tell a story and can be read like a map – of where we’ve been, what we’ve endured, and how we’ve been changed by our
experience. They command respect and project dignity unlike any other feature, and as such they should be honored and celebrated.
The final segment in our Four Seasons of Creativity for Elders series will be devoted to making and painting masks on our well-worn faces. Over the course of six weeks we’ll be:
Constructing life masks on each other’s faces using plasterized gauze (cast-making material);
Using these masks as objects for self-reflection as we explore how the events of our lives have etched themselves into our faces;
Comparing our elder-faces with photos of earlier versions of ourselves;
Painting our masks to symbolically express the elders we have become; and
Celebrating the accomplishment of having lived long and endured through a lifetime of joys and sorrows.
Our mask making class will be led by David Oldfield, creator of the Four Seasons of Creativity series for the Village of Takoma Park and founder of the Farther On project (www.fartheron.org). All materials will be supplied for you. Since we’ll be working with plaster and paint, please dress in grubby work clothes for our first session.
Location
Heffner Park Community Center
42 Oswego Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
USA
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