What is MaskMaking March? In short, it’s a month devoted to encouraging people to make pro wrestling masks. For more details, keep reading!
Hello fellow maskmakers! I have a lot of friends who do those month-long creative endeavours like NaNoWriMo, where you write a novel in a month, but I’ve never actually participated in one, because I’ve never discovered one that inspired me. I then got to thinking, hey, if I can’t find one I like, why not make one? Now let’s see…what would I like to spend a month doing? Making wrestling masks, of course! I decided to pick March as a good month for the activity, due to the alliteration factor. Plus, it’s still cold and wet outside a lot during the month (at least where I live), so might as well stay inside and sew, yeah? So in 2019, I created the first MaskMaking March!
So, MaskMaking March…what is it? Simply put, it’s a month where anybody who has an interest is encouraged to make professional wrestling masks. Each Sunday in March, a Mask Challenge will be posted here on the website, and participants will have one week to make a wrestling mask that fits the requirements of the Challenge. Participants are encouraged to post pictures of their mask on Twitter, and tag them with #MaskMakingMarch. Your pictures will be reposted here on the website. Participants are also encouraged to post progress pics!
Note: this isn’t a contest, it’s not a competition. We’re not judging masks. Anybody who is interested is welcome to participate. MaskMaking March is about encouraging people to be creative and to give them a little push into doing something fun and rewarding. I’ve done several “prompt-based” artistic projects with friends in the past, and have always enjoyed being given an idea, and then coming up with my own creation based on that idea. It’s a good way to get off your butt and get out and do something. MaskMaking March should be fun. Enjoy yourself!
I say it’s not a competition, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be a winner. I always think it’s cool to have something special to show that you’re part of the club, so anybody who participates in MaskMaking March will get an official MaskMaking March sticker! Sweet! If you participate in all four of the Mask Challenges you’ll get…something special. It changes every year.
TL/DR: Each week in March a new Challenge will be posted. Make a mask that fulfils the Challenge and share your creations each week with the hashtag #MaskMakingMarch.
To contact the folks behind MaskMaking March, please email: maskmakingmarch (at) gmail (dot) com
MaskMaking March was started in 2019 by Dr. Omega of Omega Masks. Website/Twitter/Instagram
