Project Update 2: A Universal Feeling

After a 18 months of planning and working, you can finally come see the first showing of A Universal Feeling! The exhibition opens as a part of my larger exhibit, Reveal/Conceal: The Transformative Masks of Tony Fuemmeler.

  • 5:00–8:00 pm, Friday, November 8
  • Grand Lobby,  Chehalem Cultural Center  (415 E Sheridan St, Newberg, OR)

There will be live, masked-musicians, masked performers and the opportunity to try on some masks. You can also meet some of my local collaborators for Universal Feeling, AND some other mask-makers!

That’s right— the Chehalem Cultural Center will also feature a group exhibit of even more mask makers: Rachel Mulder, Nathan Tanner, Faerin Millington, Kris Musser!

This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Wine and light refreshments provided. See the FB Event Page Here.

The exhibition will run from November 5–January 3.

I’ve included a few of my masks here, as well as some mashups of the work of my collaborators. Come see the show to see the complete works!

The Mask Maker

I’ve often found that people aren’t quite sure what I mean when I say I’m a mask maker. Chris Hatcher of Field Guide Films gives a terrific peek behind the curtains in this video.

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The Mask Maker from Chris Hatcher on Vimeo.

The masks I’m making here are for the production of The Spider Queen by The NOLA Project, directed by Jon Greene. This original play was inspired in part by the sculpture of a spider by Louise Bourgeois  in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden, where the play will be performed in May 2017.

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Louise Bourgeois, Spider, 1995, bronze; Besthoff Sculpture Garden, New Orleans. PHOTO: Celan Bouillet