Molly

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The reason that I chose to do this for my project, is because my dad had a heart transplant when I was in 6th grade. It impacted my life more that I ever thought that it would. Today it continues to be a battle not only for my dad, but my whole family. The mask is in the form of a human heart, and it rests in the hands of the surgeon. This was a very lengthy process from beginning to start. I painted my mask what seems like a million times, trying to get the perfect color. I carefully painted the veins, and added hot glue for an effect. I think that adding the glue helped the overall appearance a lot. A problem that I had was how to attach the hands and the mask to the back board, but I realized that hot glue would work. At first I tried to make a different background, and I was very disappointed with it, so I quickly changed it to hospital records from my dads visits. Overall, I am fairly happy with how my mask turned out. I took my time, and I think that it shows, but I also think that I could have spent more time on it than what I did. I liked doing this project because it challenges me in more than one way, and I don’t get sick of doing the same thing over and over again.