2D Methods: Mixed Media

My next idea to work on is a face cut-out board. It is similar to the ones that are at zoos, carnivals, amusement parks, and even wedding receptions. In light of my desire to make something big and the inclination of making it interactive, I will be making a face cut-out board that displays a casket. I find it interesting that some people, including my family, who go through the process of picking out flower arrangements, a casket, music, what will be said, and so on that involves a funeral. But what I also realize is we may be doing these things to help us find closure and feel more human. A downside that I have also taken in is that the things mentioned above that are chosen for the deceased may not even be what they would have liked. My dad's ashes are in a tear dropped shaped urn but he could have thought that's ugly but we'll never know. I gathered some photos of caskets and face cut-out boards as reference materials. I couldn't find the angle I wanted for viewing the casket from above but I'll make do with the images I do have. It was also hard to find a blueprint for either one as well.