Kathakali dancer Mask

My fascination for masks is never ending....here is my inperpretation of the Kathakali Face.
I usually like to make my own sample..then get it reproduced for production. I can spend hours and days just sewing and cutting away. The first image is he original and the others have been made by a beautiful and talented woman called Prema. Will put pics of her soon.
Its amazing how another person creates different characters out of the same sample reference...the expressions are just sooooo fun!

"Somersault"

Did not know what to write..so here are the lyrics of a song of Zero 7 I really like a lot

"Somersault"

You're the prince to my ballerina
You feed other people's parking meters
You encourage the eating of ice cream
You would somersault in sand with me

You talk to loners, you ask how's your week
You give love to all and give love to me
You're obsessed with hiding the sticks and stones
When I fear the unknown
You feel like home, you feel like home

You put my feet back on the ground
Did you know you brought me around
You were sweet and you were sound
You saved me

You're the warmth in my summer breeze
You're the ivory to my ebony keys
You would share your last jelly bean
You would somersault in sand with me

You put my feet back on the ground
Did you know you brought me around
You were sweet and you were sound
You saved me

You put my feet back on the ground
Did you know you brought me around
You were sweet and you were sound
See I had shrunk yet still you wore me around
And 'round and 'round

Women of the night

Women of the night...dont know why I wrote that! I guess it's just a feeling that I get when I see these sketches.

I noticed very few of the women I make actually smile.