PRODUCTION DESISGN FOR "IF YOU COULD SAY IT IN WORDS"

One of my current means of employment is as Art Director of the feature film If You Could Say It In Words (in production). This is the character Sadie's room, rendered in oil pastel.

MORE MASKS by Katharine Clark Gray
MATERNAL SKULL (full mask) Materials: Papier mache, varnish, glue.
This mask was the first in a series of Australopitheceine skulls, and I of course expected its behavior to be inarticulate and brutish, possibly violent. But amazingly, when worn this mask is very tender, with a strong maternal instinct. Who knew?

MORE MASKS
MADRAS MASK (front view)
materials: fabric, cardboard, paste
Based on Chinese New Year dragon masks, this big guy was an experiment in how to perform with the lowest visibility possible.
Sadly, photographs are all that remain of this item-- he was destroyed in a move.

MASKS by Katharine Clark Gray

The following is a brief smattering of my work as a theatrical maskmaker. You are welcome to ask me more about these....

1. CLEOPATRA (half mask)
Materials: Papier mache, acrylic, fabric, wire, tea

Cleopatra was my very first mask, designed for the Shakespearean rendition of the character. She began a long series of character masks, whose purpose is to aid the actor in accessing a wider and deeper range of expression in performance. She is still one of my favorites.