Society of Wildflowers Conference

This project assumes that many women are able to relate to the concept of having worn masks, or revealed only certain aspects of themselves, throughout life. For many reasons, they have worn masks, even with themselves, possibly to avoid reflecting on uncomfortable feelings. This workshop encourages each artist to pause, look within, and explore their own identities to gain perspective, access the deeper aspects of themselves. Participants will use art to enhance paper-mache masks. On the outside of the mask, each artist will depict how they believe the outside world perceives her. The inside of the mask is then decorated to represent how the artist views herself. A reflective writing exercise is also offered to increase insight and awareness, and determine what each artist learned about herself.