{"id":24,"date":"2017-08-23T11:45:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T09:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2019-01-09T20:59:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:59:25","slug":"work-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/en\/work-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Work in Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-31b18968fdb96ead2773720a5395bd14 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_slideshow_full_custom  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-24'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-76f777651645ef71d2541a72d3da3063\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-76f777651645ef71d2541a72d3da3063{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-76f777651645ef71d2541a72d3da3063 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  padding-top first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-7716fdb356267b5b7841d8c8ce761aa4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7716fdb356267b5b7841d8c8ce761aa4{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7716fdb356267b5b7841d8c8ce761aa4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7716fdb356267b5b7841d8c8ce761aa4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-7716fdb356267b5b7841d8c8ce761aa4 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Work in progress<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Steps<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-24'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div   class='main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  slider-not-first container_wrap fullsize'  ><div id='slick-slider'  data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-ids='405,406,407,408,409,410,411,412,413,414,415,417,418,419,420,421,422,563,423,424,425,426,427,428,429,430,431,432,433,564,565,566,434,435,436'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='slideshow_full_custom'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-slide_layout='layout_2'  data-access_type=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-src=''  data-position='top left'  data-repeat='no-repeat'  data-attach='scroll'  data-stretch=''  class='fd-slideshow fd-slideshow-1  av-control-default av-default-height-applied fd-slideshow-image_layout_2 slideshow_full_custom   fd-slide-slider fd-layout_2 '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='fd-slideshow-inner slick-slider slick-loading' ><div  class=' slide-1 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_01-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_01-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_01' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_01-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_01' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">After completing the original plaster casts, I have made silicone forms and brushed them with wax. Now, the wax forms are ready to go to the founder\u2019s.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-2 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_02-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_02-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_02' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_02-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_02' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">The unfinished castings are back from the founder\u2019s who cast them in silicate bronze. <\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-3 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_03-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_03-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_03' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_03-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_03' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">A lot of lose ends, remnants from the cast, want cutting off.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-4 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_04-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_04-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_04' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_04-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_04' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">The faces are black from the furnace and still have their casting skin.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-5 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_05-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_05-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_05' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_05-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_05' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Leftovers from the cast are not only on the back but may also cover the face of the death mask itself.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-6 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_06-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_06-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_06' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_06-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_06' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">I have chemically taken the casting skin off the faces. <\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-7 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_07-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_07-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_07' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_07-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_07' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">These masks are still waiting for their chemical bath. With their rugged edges I have to be careful not to cut myself.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-8 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_08-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_08-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_08' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_08-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_08' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Wet from the chemicals, the masks are left to dry.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-9 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_09-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_09-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_09' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_09-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_09' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Even though all of them are cast of silicate bronze mixed with the same formula, each of them comes out with a slightly different colour, varying from copper reddish to a dark grey and a yellowish brass colour. <\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-10 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_10-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_10-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_10' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_10-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_10' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Some come out of the furnace blinking like gold, others are completely mat.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-11 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_11-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_11-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_11' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_11-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_11' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">I am amazed at how many there are. These are only 36 masks, only about a third of them all. I have taken them into my workshop.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-12 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_13-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_13-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_13' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_13-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_13' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Before I start working, I have to fix the bronze. There is nothing more dangerous than three kilogram of bronze gyrating through a workshop.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-13 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_14-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_14-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_14' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_14-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_14' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">With my angle grinder, I start cutting off the surplus bronze from the back of the mask.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-14 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_15-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_15-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_15' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_15-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_15' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">In my workshop, I cut and grind up to several hours to finish a bronze mask.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-15 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_16-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_16-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_16' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_16-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_16' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">It is a dangerous work. Protection is required for eyes, face, ears, hands, body, and feet. Fresh air is important since dangerous fumes arise.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-16 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_17-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_17-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_17' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_17-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_17' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Every surface in the workshop is covered with fine bronze swarf. <\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-17 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_18-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_18-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_18' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_18-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_18' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">I am cutting off excess bronze.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-18 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_33-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_33-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_33' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_33-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_33' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Chasing the mouth<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-19 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_19-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_19-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_19' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_19-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_19' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">After cutting, grinding, filing and chasing the finished face is lying amongst its bed of swarf. A moment of great satisfaction. <\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-20 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_20-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_20-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_20' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_20-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_20' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">All the bronzes have been chiselled and are now ready for the next step...<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-21 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_21-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_21-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_21' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_21-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_21' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">...to be mounted in an upright position.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-22 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_22-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_22-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_22' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_22-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_22' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">This is done at a different workshop. Claus is marking the point at the back of the mask where he is going to weld the support.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-23 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_23-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_23-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_23' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_23-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_23' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Correct position? Not too high? Not too low?<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-24 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_24-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_24-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_24' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_24-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_24' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Correct angle of the face?<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-25 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_25-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_25-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_25' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_25-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_25' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Together, we mount the masks on the support: I decide upon angle and position, and Claus, on the other side of the mask, fixes it with a first welding spot.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-26 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_26-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_26-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_26' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_26-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_26' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Right after the welding, I can still alter the position slightly.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-27 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_27-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_27-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_27' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_27-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_27' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Mask m101 is in correct position.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-28 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_28-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_28-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_28' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_28-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_28' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">The row is getting longer.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-29 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_29-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_29-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_29' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_29-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_29' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">The welding has discoloured the chins of the masks. They will have to be cleaned next.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-30 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_34-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_34-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_34' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_34-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_34' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Applying the patina \/ sealing the surface<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-31 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_35-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_35-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_35' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_35-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_35' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Applying the patina \/ sealing the surface<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-32 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_36-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_36-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_36' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wip_36-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_36' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Sealing the surface of the hot bronze by applying beeswax<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-33 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_30-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_30-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_30' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_30-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_30' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Where do you put 102 masks in an orderly household?<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-34 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_31-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_31-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_31' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_31-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_31' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Photo shooting. I build a light trap and photograph all of the masks.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=' slide-35 slick-slide' ><div  ><a href='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_32-850x504.jpg' class='fancyimage' rel='[gallery]'><noscript><img src='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_32-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_32' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/noscript><img data-lazy='https:\/\/www.facingdeath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/wip_32-850x504.jpg' width='850' height='504' title='wip_32' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\"><span class=\"title\">Each mask wants different light, a different position and, like every other portrait, a different angle which shows its individuality.<\/span><span class=\"step\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Counter:  35 --><\/div><button type=\"button\" data-role=\"none\" class=\"slick-prev slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"Previous\" role=\"button\" style=\"display: block;\">Previous<\/button><button type=\"button\" data-role=\"none\" class=\"slick-next slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"Next\" role=\"button\" style=\"display: block;\">Next<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Work in Progress &#8211; 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