Adventure to Oban, Mull and Iona.

Restorative Head Clearing before embarking on three months intense labour. Looking forwards to making theatre, facilitating schools, hospive and preparation for exhibitions. Not to mention the new  ‘Delegates’ street act.         And thank you to Pip, my creative travelling companion and fellow ‘Clown’.

So finaly I can r4eveal the new Mask, as worn last night at the Social Occasion of the Season, Jay’s Birthday Bash. A Fabulous Event.

So here is my new character ‘De-Mob’, inspired by Edward Burra’s painting ‘Soldier’s’ of 1942.

Ian and Stephen do two days of Mask Play with students of Drama-therapy and Applied Drama.

Great group to work with,loads of willing energy making  them a joy to work with.

New Mask

Out of the mould and into the world next friday.

Been contemplating self:

The Public Self: that will be Stephen Jon Mask-Maker

Private Self: being Stephen, close friends, my so called ‘pretend’  family.

Secret Self: now this interests me, is this the being who stimulates, provokes, directs my actions. Is this my dream life, creative life, the one who evades definition. If  the secret self can be put into words then it is no longer the secret self and no longer has power. This used to manifest mostly as sex but now that is fading, is my secret self  keeping me at the habit of art?

Once more I find myself at the edge of my personal bit of Heaven, a secluded stream Northumberland

New Years Day 2013….before Breakfast!

At last, a moment to catch up with some mask making. Baby and Gloom