Art Masks

                    of     Debra Mae Fisher

These masks are a combination of layers of paper, constructed while wet and mold cast paper mache. Each face is patiently sculpted in clay, then cast in plaster to create the one of a kind mold.  The recycled pulp paper used is bleached, dyed, painted, cut, glued and formed by hand. They are embellished with handmade paper, metal, leather, glass, natural objects, fibers and stone.  Although they appear to be physical matter, the materials used simply act as a conduit for the dream spirits of mystery, myth and imagination behind each mask.