Facet Mask
In May of 2018, I set forth on a project to create a wearable origami mask. I was inspired by the moving origami faces featured in Franco Pavarin’s book Origami Maschere Animate, but I wanted to take it a step further and fold masks that could be worn, rather than faces whose features could be animated.
Process
Starting with a face-shaped construct, I iteratively refined the mask. I knew that I needed information about how the mask would sit on a face. To get that information in a usable form, I pressed a piece of paper into my face to determine where the creases would appear on the finished mask. Then, I traced the creases onto a second sheet of paper, and scanned the tracing into Illustrator to straighten up the lines. After that iteration, I changed the crease lines into the dashed line patterns that indicate mountain and valley folds. While that made it easier to fold the mask, it did not add to the aesthetics of the piece, and so I left the crease lines out of the final iterations.
Sketches
Before working on the final iterations of the facet mask, I sketched out designs. I explored ideas of overflowing power and the star-filled night sky, all centered on the eyes. For my palette, I chose the cool blues and purples of twilight.
