MASKMAKING WITH FOIL.

MASKMAKING WITH FOIL. MASKMAKING WITH FOIL. Video/20 min./$24.95. Level: All ages.Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025, (800) 255-8629. Artist/educator Peggy Flores Flores, town, GuatemalaFlores(flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the uses heavy-duty tooling foil andaluminum foil Noun 1. aluminum foil - foil made of aluminumaluminium foil, tin foilfoil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" to demonstrate how to model masks in this step-by-stepvideo. She shows the viewer how to make three-dimensional masks,starting with a paper and pencil design, before proceeding to sculptingand modeling the foil. Colorants and sculpting tools are used to createdecorative three-dimensional forms. Ms. Flores also demonstratesglue-gun techniques, adding feathers, raffia raffia(răf`ēə)or raphia(rā`fēə), fiber obtained from the raffia palm of Madagascar, exported for various uses, such as tying up plants that require support, binding together vegetables , faux jewels and pipecleaners to enhance the masks. The video concludes with a variety ofexamples of student-made masks. This is an excellent video that usesreadily available materials to create handsome products and stimulatecreative thinking. --B.H. For information about this program, circle No.398 on the Reader Service Card.