Sha Sha Higby’S Workshop

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Masks give you an endless source of pleasure in their creation, theatrical imagery, and even as doll - like images, or pose a theatrical image. Using a cast from a mold of Sha Sha Higby's masks, you will learn to sculpt one of your own. Sha Sha will guide you through a myriad of techniques  and movements to encourage imaginary embellishing that she uses in her costumes.  Please come with a face you would like to mold and be ready to get creative!

Bring an apron, board to sculpt or cast with plaster, or water based clay if you have it, or some clay sculpting tools, a small bag of colorful memorabilia, natural stick, and a bell or shaker, scissors, needle nose pliers, and wear loose clothing.

Workshop Fee $75 per person includes materials - to be paid at djoor.

ABOUT Sha Sha Higby
Sha Sha Higby pursued the art of puppetry and sculpture in her early years, then spent one year in Japan studying the art of Noh Mask and theater, followed by a Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship to study dance and shadow puppet making in the villages of Indonesia for five years at the Academy of Music and Dance, lacquer arts in Tokyo and Kyoto under the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, an Indo-American Fellowship to study the textile arts of India, and a Pilot Travel Grants Fund from Arts International for Bhutan. She is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Theater Fellowship, U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions, Theater Bay Area CASH, and support from the California Arts Council.