Artist Peter Harper casting bronze masks for his "Faces of Life" project

I was lucky enough to be the 174th face to be cast for Peter Harper's "Faces of Life" project.  He plans to make 365 bronze masks in the next few months.  For me, it was also a chance to confront my lifelong  claustrophobia - having my face covered in a layer of release cream, thick & suffocating blue resin then plaster strips on top of all that was a challenge. Thank goodness for Peter's soothing voice & step-by-step explanation of what was happening as I had my face completely covered except for 2 straws in my nostrils.  I felt like I was underwater, in a dark abyss with no way out, for a split second, then I resorted to Oujai breath and bringing myself to a savasana state, being totally okay with it.  It actually felt soothing, like getting a facial at Ole Henriksen. Peter generously gives his participants the signed resin mask to take home.  The plaster mold is then used to cast the bronze mask which will take 6 weeks to fabricate.  It's a monumental project and I am so grateful to be part of it & to be asked by the artist "the mask will be around for the next 2000 years, what does that mean to you & what's the significance of it at this juncture in your life?"