Join artist Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell to create masks which embody folkloric storytelling and honouring nature.
Drawing inspiration from the longstanding traditions of mask-making and masquerade in the Caribbean and Nepal, join artist Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell to create masks which embody folkloric storytelling and honouring nature through ritual.
Maya will first ground the session, introducing her personal artistic practice and the deep research into mask-making and masquerade traditions in the Caribbean and Nepal that are so central to her work. She will speak to folkloric storytelling more broadly and the ways that this connects to nature, including in more Western tales and icons such as the Green Man.
We will then explore our own personal connections and memories to folklore through the creation of sculptural masks and fantasy ‘idols’ which pay homage to these stories and tales so central to our relationships to and understanding of land, nature, and the world around us.
All materials provided – no experience required!
Things to bring with you
Maya encourages you to have a think about a memory, tale, or story which has been passed down to you and connects with the themes of folklore and honouring nature through ritual.
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