The inspiration
George Stubbs
Mares and Foals in a River Landscape (c.1763–8)
Tate
George Stubbs was famous for his paintings of animals. This may look like a real scene of horses in a field, but in fact it is a made up picture. Stubbs painted the horses first (some of them are horses he had used in other paintings), and then filled in the imaginary landscape around them.
- 2 x A4 sheets of 160gsm card (suitable for use in a printer).
- Colour pencils or crayons.
- Scissors.
- Glue or Stapler.
- Elastic, ribbon or string.
Download and print your mask
Download the mask design to your computer. Print out both sheets of the mask design on to 160gsm card.
Tip: You could try using different coloured card for the ears and fringe!
- Colour your mask in with pencils or crayons.
- Cut out along the lines marked with a scissor symbol (remember: the dotted lines are fold lines!).
- Curl the fringe and staple or glue it in place.
- Fold the ear shapes along the dotted lines, overlap and staple to create a 3D ear. Staple both ears in place.
- Staple your elastic, ribbon or string to either side of the mask at the points marked with an ‘o’.
- Now you are ready to wear your mask and giddy-up!
