First, this fella, I've put some calcium treatment on the upper gum and eyes, I just have to finish him off with the bamboo (kinda like a sandpaper jobbie)...
Now, here is Nyoman demonstrating some stretching to ease the pain in your legs (sitting on a hard floor for a few hours straight can have devastating effects on non-Balinese-groins). I'm sure he'd be flattered to know I put these up...
Nyoman is about finished carving my special mask. He has modelled the bottom half (chin, mouth and cheeks) off my own face, and the top is like a laughing Buddah. In so many ways, it looks like my mum- the more I look at it, the more he refines it, the more it looks like Mum. It's uncanny.
He had originally wanted a photo of me so he had a reference point, but when I forgot to email it to him he said he prefered only working on it when I was visiting anyway. So I've been a little model for my teacher over the last few days.
P.s. No I won't put up pictures till it's finished. He was sandpapering today so it's nearly done.
Last week a mask hippy did a lecture at Melati Cottage, and he had these beautifully carved wooden clown noses (these were made by Pak Gusto's uncle, who is another great carver). So we asked Nyoman about it, and he made some mock ups over a nights work, and came up with these (they are so cool)...
This one is spectacular, and I'm getting him to make me one (as I type, infact)...
I'd order a hundred if I could fit them in my suitcase, they're great.
And now, the gradual development of my new mask...
I've only got a handful of sessions left with Nyoman, I can't quite believe I've been carving for this long. How time flies when your working hard and yet hardly working...
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