Amazingly fun
To get into the theme, I made a powdered wig for myself out of a long $20 white wig that I purchased on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn, and a lot of matte acrylic spray. It turned out so well that I ended up making, or helping to make, wigs for almost everyone in the group.
Here is my dear friend Jessie and myself posing in two of the wigs that I made.
and here is the entire group shot and a video of the evening.
Rock 'n Roll eh?
Anyway I love my wig so much that I want to look at it always, like a fake plant or bouquet of flowers, so I decided to make my own wig-stand to display it. I hate the Styrofoam wig-stands you buy at the wig shops, so I 'm making one out of Water Putty.
It's an amazingly versatile material. I highly recommend it to any 3-D artist...It's cheap and you can get it at the hardware store.
I haven't been super good at documenting my process of the display stand but here are a few photos.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3 (with little painted on lips)
I think I'm going to make her white and put a crackled paint finish on her.
She's almost perfect!
Stay tuned!
1 comment:
Cool wig, J! That surely reflects your creativity and resourcefulness. You know, my sister has one of those Motown Tress wigs, and she also styles it based on the occasion. I don't think she's been to a masquerade ball before, but she said she has styled other women's wigs for all sorts of events, from costume parties to formal gatherings. It's not really a job, she just enjoys doing it. I hope to see more wigs from you, J!
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