Sherry



media type="custom" key="6994075" My theme for my mask is the band Avenged Sevenfold, they are one of my favorite bands. My mask is the symbol of the band it’s called The Death Bat. The tombstone behind it is in memory of Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. He was the drummer of the band for many years. He was a very valuable member of the band, he wrote the lyrics and music for the band. He was a great person it was a sad story when he died, he was only 28 years old. He was my second favorite band member, so that’s why I choose to do it in memory of him. When making this mask I went through a lot of struggle. The process was very long and painful. I had to paint and re-paint my mask several times. I just couldn’t seem to get it right. The wings on the mask took a long time as well. They had to be made and painted and re-painted. When making the background I struggled with the idea of what to make it, but then sitting in my room listening to Avenged Sevenfold it just came to me. The tombstone came to mind and I could do it in memory of The Rev. I had the idea in my head and I just couldn’t figure out how to get it out and make it. I talked with Mrs. Ruggles and she gave me some ideas and I just ran with it. I had to get the materials and get to it. The materials that went into my mask were very expensive and they were difficult to find. I drove all over looking for what I needed, the hardest item to find was the special spray paint I used to get the stone look on the tombstone. I had a lot of problems with the tombstone, it was a long grueling process. I had a lot of down time between doing things because I was waiting for things to dry and to be glued together. The biggest problem I had when putting the tombstone all together was I was not aware that spray paint would eat away at stryofoam. So I was putting down a black layer of spray paint and all of the sudden it was eating away at the tomb stone to I had to stop and figure something out. When I stepped back and took a good look at the after mass of my tombstone, I noticed it actually looked very cool. The lines from the spray paint actually gave it a weathered look. In the end the stone looked very awesome, I even carved out the letters for the name to give it a real sorts of look. In the end I am very happy of my mask, it means a lot to me and a lot to a couple of other people I know that were very fond of The Rev. He was a great man and me making this mask was just a way to honor such a great person. During the process of making my mask I went through a lot of struggles and it was hard but I made it through. I am so proud of the piece of art work I have created. My brother wants the piece for when he is in college to keep in his dorm and that means a lot to me. It truly is a great piece and I wouldn’t have wanted to do it any other way. All the mistakes I made just made it better.