Craft Masks

This lesson was Emily and Candace's idea.  In this lesson, we created an african mask of an animal using various cutting techniques and also folding techniques.  Emily and Candace showed us two artists who create works of art by using folding and cutting.  We created these masks by first folding a piece of construction paper in half and then creating the outline of the face.  This gave the face symmetry.  Next, we create the eyes of the mask using paper cutting techniques.  We were then able to create our masks however we pleased.  I was trying to make my mask into a bear, but it did not turn out how I had planned.  I used a fringe cutting technique on the white pieces of paper to try and create hair for the rhino.  I then cut a piece of paper into spirals to create the nose.

One extension activity could be having the students create masks of different states in the united states.  Then creating a notecard with facts about the state on it and presenting it to the class.