Jaw Half-Mask in clay inspired by sensory cortex

Here is a photo of a new type of mask that I am experimenting with. I have seen this kind of mask made by a friend and fellow mask maker but this is my first attempt. The big lips were inspired by the diagrams of the sensory cortex that show the importance of the mouth and hands in relation to the the rest of the body in brain processing.

I am interested to see how expressive this mask will be once paper-mached given that the performer will have full use of the eyes and brow. I like it and it was a fun mask to sculpt. Maybe I will experiment with a few more of these "jaw" masks in the near future.