SarahL

[] [|www.glennraytutor.com] 1 - I chose to make the cookie monster because, well, I love cookies. I think that cookies are my favorite food ever. One of the reasons I decided to come to the US and not to another country was because of the cookies, I’m not kidding. Every day I eat a cookie and it always makes me happier. So that’s why I decided to make the cookie monster, because I’m crazy about cookies. 2 - The first problem that encounter was how to make the whole structure of the Monster’s face. I took some old newspaper and put it over my mask with tape, but then I didn’t know how to make it smooth. I tried to use mogde padge with paper towels to simulate a paper mache but that didn’t work. So I used the same material we used to make our masks and that worked perfectly. After that I used some plaster paris and tried to make it more smooth. The eyes were really hard because they never seemed to get round enough. After that I started to look for something for the texture of the fur. I didn’t want it to be too simple. That’s when I saw my classmate’s mask and I saw something on her mask that looked like it would work, it was some recycled rubber from the track field. I asked her if I could use some and she said yes, but there wasn’t enough. So I had to go get more, but I didn’t know exactly where to find it. I took the first thing I saw and it was dirty so I had to wash it. The next day I found out that that was not the same thing, so I went back to the track field with my friend and she showed me where to get the right stuff. Then I used hot glue to put it on my mask. I also used hot glues to fulfill a couple of holes in the mask. After that I started to paint. First, I used really dark blue, because hair is always darker on the roots. Then, after dry, I used a lighter blue just in the top of the rubber and it looked cool. I painted the eyes and the mouth using a permanent marker for small details and let it dry. The next day I bought 20 cookies in the cafeteria to make my background. I didn’t know how to use them though, so Mrs. Ruggles help me look for something and we found this big plate that looked cool. But the place was rainbow, so I had to paint it white. I wanted to finish it in that day so I could eat my cookies later so I took the plate to the restroom and used the hand drier to get it dry faster. After that I put everything together and then I was done. ‍3. I really liked the way my mask turned out; it was exactly what I had in mind. The fur looks cool and it really looks like the cookie monster. The real cookies ended up being a great way to finalize it. I don’t really like the eyes though. They are not round or smooth enough, because I was lazy actually. But you can hardly see it unless you turn the mask. 