Mary Theresa Dietz

I love inventing faces using papier-mâché clay. I find it’s a lot more fun doing old, craggy faces, than ideal young ones - although every now and then a young one does emerge. I start with an armature made of aluminum foil and tape, glued to a board. Then I start building a face with papier-mâché clay I make myself. The eyes are beads.

I usually leave it overnight to harden some before adding details around the eyes. I have a mirror handy to get the expression right, but I don't try to make it resemble anyone in particular.