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"There is a world that underlies our own, steeped in mystery and enchantment. It is found in forgotten corners, beneath old cities, and if you're lucky, at the bottom of the garden on a moonlit night. Fairy tales and ghost stories give us glimpses into that world. "My masks and sculpture strive to connect us to that world. Either as portals that might allow us to enter it, or as relics that seem to have slipped through the cracks of that world into our own. "In my studio, raw materials like paper, plastic and paint combine and transform into something that seems almost alive. But the ultimate transformation is when the soul of the mask wearer or the imagination of the sculpture viewer bring my art fully to life--that is when the gap between our world and the enchanted world can seem to disappear! "That is the magic that fuels my creativity, along with the excitement of seeing my creations bring some exquisite mystery into the ordinary world." |
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Monica J. Roxburgh is a maskmaker and sculptor originally from New Zealand, and now residing in Portland, Oregon with her husband and creative-collaborator Rick Sears, and their son Moebius. She made her first series of masks in 1995 as part of her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After college, (and following a brief foray into physical theater and puppetry) she decided to take maskmaking to a professional level, and in 1999 she opened the Goblin Art studio. Monica has created and sold more than 3000 masks in the past decade, for art and craft shows, gallery exhibitions and website sales. She has worked on masks and props for film, television, theater, the fashion industry, and for book and album cover art. Notable clients include the Cirque du Soleil gift shop, the 2007 film The Wicker Man, and the British metal band Iron Maiden. You can read more about Monica's art and other endevours at her weblog, "The Magpie and the Mask".
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