Embarking into my interest of mask, costume, and makeup, I created these four representational headdresses for each of the four Island Gods in a production of Lynn Ahrens' Once on this Island. As you are looking at the pictures below, I can assure you that I had nothing to do with the makeup, nor was I informed of it's use before production. Yes, the bones on the Death God's headdress are real, but all proper sterilization techniques were employed. The lack of quality pictures for the Love Goddess headdress are unfortunate, but as you can probably tell from the picture below, it is a solid band which forms a shapely heart over the actress's forehead. What you probably can't tell, is that the entire band is bright pink, and there is a small golden teardrop shaped piece of jewelry hanging from the top central point. This was quite probably the first time that I was given freedom to independently design anything for a large show, and as this site proves, I've quite progressed since.
.jpg "Once on this Island Papa Ge, Demon of Death Headdress Front View")
Front View
.jpg "Once on this Island Papa Ge, Demon of Death Headdress Side View")
Side View
.jpg "Once on this Island Papa Ge, Demon of Death Headdress Worn Front View")
Worn Front View
.jpg "Once on this Island Papa Ge, Demon of Death Headdress Worn Side View")
Worn Side View
.jpg "Once on this Island Agwé, God of Water Headdress Front View")
Front View
.jpg "Once on this Island Agwé, God of Water Headdress Side View")
Side View
.jpg "Once on this Island Agwé, God of Water Headdress Worn Front View")
Worn Front View
.jpg "Once on this Island Agwé, God of Water Headdress Worn Side View")
Worn Side View
.jpg "Once on this Island Asaka, Mother of the Earth Partial Side View")
Partial Side View
.jpg "Once on this Island Asaka, Mother of the Earth Full Side View")
Full Side View
.jpg "Once on this Island Asaka, Mother of the Earth Worn View")
Worn View
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