1) I chose these 3 masks because they looked very interesting. On the first mask i liked the patterns that are all around the face. On the second mask i like the horns and the giant eyes that are very emphasized. The last mask caught my attention because of how much is going on in the mask, and the vast amount of variety.

2)    The first mask is an Ecuadorian clown mask. It is 10 inches and made from painted wood. The mask is an oval shaped face with its mouth open. It is painted in red, white, black, and blue, with patterns surrounding the face. It has a red circle on its nose and outlined cheeks, eyes, and eyebrows. The elements and principles that can be found in this piece are form, line, shape, and balance. The mask is 3D and take up a form, there are many lines in the piece, these lines make up shapes and patterns. The whole mask is symmetrically balanced.
   The second mask is a Bolivian China Supay mask. It is 14 inches, and made with fiber glass, plaster, paint, papier mache, sequins, and glitter. The mask is an oval shaped face with twisting horns jutting out from each side. The horns are patterned and the eyes are large and emphasized. There are jewels that run along its chin. The elements and principles that are present are from, line, shape, balance, color, emphasis, and rhythm. From is present because it is a 3D mask that takes up space. Line is present and created shape in the mask. The entire mask is symmetrically balanced, and color is used to emphasize the eyes and the horns. Rhythm is found on the pattern on the horns.  
   The last mask is a Moreno Mask. It is 15 inches, and made with painted tin, hair, and jewelry. The mask is an oval shape with a face that has small spaced out eyes, a large nose, and a large chin. The mouth has a row of large teeth, and there is a pipe in it. On the top of the mask is a crown and it is surrounded by a large amount of hair. The elements and principle found in the mask are form, variety, balance, rhythm. Form is present because the mask is 3D and takes up space. There is much going on in the mask so variety can be found. The mask is symmetrically balanced, and rhythm can be seen in the repeating shaped found all over the mask.

The first of these 3 images is my final mask, the other 2 are ideas and preliminary sketches. I used the elements and principles of balance, rhythm, variety, texture, line, and shape. Balance is present because the whole mask is symmetrical. Rhythm is found in the horns and the repetitive patterns. Variety is present because of the vast amount of things happening in the mask. texture is found in the hair surrounding the mask. And line and shape are found in the shapes created around the face and the lines used to make these shapes.
In my opinion i think my mask is very interesting and has a lot of things in it, this requires time to take it all in. I based it off the 3 masks i listed in the beginning, and by adding elements found in all 3 of those masks to one mask i think it created a very unique piece. I enjoyed the process of researching all of the masks and then creating my own from these inspirational pieces. Overall i think it was a fun and interesting project that i enjoyed completing.