This week year six finished their Maya masks and the result is outstanding! This project started with the class learning why Maya wore masks (battle, event and death) and looking at examples of each as inspiration for them to design their own. Once they had designed their own and considered their colour choices based on the purpose of their mask, it was time to create them. The class used air dry clay and learnt how to join it so their masks could be 3D. They also etched patterns and symbols into their masks and the result, I’m sure you’ll agree, is rather striking.