Death mask

"We all must die. 

There is no better way to do so 

than in the pursuit of something you love."

-- Jim Butcher, Death Masks

Wood mannequin with a skull mask 9-21-13

"I'm dealing with a lot of scary things. 

I think you have to react to them. 

And you either laugh at them or you go insane."

-- Jim Butcher, Death Masks

I'm not making this up

 "As far as cosmetics are used for adornment in a conscious and creative way, 

they are not emblems of inauthenticity: 

it is when they are presented as the real thing, 

covering unsightly blemishes, 

disguising a repulsive thing so that it is acceptable to the world 

that their function is deeply suspect."

-- Germaine Greer, The Female Eunuch

Self portrait 9-11-13

 "How can an  'ideal' be about women 

if it is defined as how much of a female sexual characteristic 

does not exist on a woman's body, 

and how much of a female life does not show on her face?"

-- Naomi Wolf, 

The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women

Lipschtick

"I'm the bearded lady! Who are you, one of the freaks?"

-- Spaceballs

Arranged face with beard, mustache, cutout lips and a cigarette 9-6-13

"People talk about my image, like I come in two dimensions, 

like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind ..."

-- Ani DiFranco

Arranged face (2) with beard, mustache, cutout lips and a cigarette 9-6-13

"I smoke so many cigarettes, 

there's no way I could have glossy lipstick."

-- Isabella Blow

"I have a beard of fog that I wear on misty mornings.

It's not cigarette smoke, but I'd understand if you wanted to

shave it off and inhale it."

-- Jarod Kintz,

At even one penny, this book would be overpriced