I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
This is Oliver (the nice looking one) from Australia. He decided to make something terrifying! And he got it! Oliver wants you to meet “Thinnamie”. Perfection!
Here are some wonderful projects that Veronique Smeulders made to hang where she works, in a home for the elderly in Belgium. She thought the decorations would brighten their day. Sounds like they did that and more! It helped bring the artist out in Veronique! The projects are magnificent.
First, this very cool head! Great textures!
Another of Veronique’s fantastic trophies!
And still another. Excellent projects! What nice pieces of art for her clients!
This is Rob’s latest dragon head. What a fantastic piece! Great colors and lots of personality!
This is Scott Lander’s crazy cloth mache head! Excellent!
This is Jonas’ first paper mache dragon. Magnificent!
And Jonas’ son, Hans, made his own dragon trophy! Wonderful job!
Hans just finished another dragon. Wonderful!
An here is another great dragon by Jonas. He is called “Nidhug”
And here is a photo in the dark showing the lights inside Nidhug. Fabulous!
And this is Jonas’ latest Blue dragon. Wonderful as always!
Here are two paper mache projects made by Karla Gabriela Gutierrez. You might recognize the first. It is a Skeksis from the Dark Crystal movie! Fantastic! The second is Karla’s dragon. Excellent!
And here is Karla’s fantastic dragon
This is Tamara Nelson’s “Man Eating Plant.” Magnificent! I love this project. So detailed. Beautiful in ever way!
I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
Katie Glenn Trusiak made this fantastic dragon for Halloween! What an amazing piece of art! What lucky neighbors! Here are some photos of the dragon in the day and the night. Wonderful!
Michael Esker finished his first dragon. Excellent! You can see videos showing him making this project here.
William Wehmeier made this incredible two headed dragon! What a great job!
Look at this fantastic Halloween project Suzanne Matthews made for her grandson. Fantastic!
Here are some really fun projects. They are made by Joe and they are titled, “Joe Jr 1, 2, and 3”. So much fun!
And here is Joe’s newest Joe Jr! So cute!
And four more “Joes”. Joe has been busy!
Judi Brereton from Umbria Italy says she has a “crazy house”. It is filled with wonderful paper mache animals! Here are a few of them. Excellent work!
Here is Judi’s latest project, a great bull!
Look at this adorable little dragon! This was a project made by Beatriz and son, Jo Jo. What a wonderful piece!
Another view
Eric Garard is an artist who has added paper mache to his tool kit. Below are some of his wonderful projects! First his “Butterfly totem.”
And here is the totem with lights on! Great job!
And check out Eric’s “Jack Skelinton” wreath! Excellent!
Look at Eric’s Giant Black Widow! Perfect for Halloween!
Here is Sabra Overby’s first paper mache dragon. Magnificent!
Steven Lewis and his family are making paper mache projects together. And they are terrific! Steven’s project involved using his own hair! First is his shrunken heads on a stick. So great!
From the side
Steven’s daughter, Ariel, also made a shrunken head. Wonderful!
From the side
And here is Steven’s other daughter, Leah, put a multi-colored haired monster on her stick. So great!
Here is Lori cole’s eagle. What a great piece of art!
another view
Below is Janet Post’s new dragon. Fantastic!
From another angle
Cass Gordon is an amazing paper mache artist! Unbelievably, she is only 15 years old! You can see here work on her YouTube channel here. Here are a few of her amazing dragons! First a “Volcano Dragon”
And look at the fantastic multi-eyed dragon!
Here, an excellent “Sea Dragon” made by Cass.
And another green dragon.
And look at Cass’ “Feral Hog!” Wonderful works!
Zuzana_Sittková made her first dragon trophy. Fantastic! If you’d like to see some of her process photos go here.
A close up of the mouth!
Here are two great dragons made by Duane Berry! A fantastic red one he made for his mother (lucky mom!)…
…and a green one inspired by Game of Thrones. Excellent!
The photos on these pages are almost exclusively made of paper mache. But Karen Kingsley’s dragon deserves recognition even though it is made of Pal Tia, a paper and cement product that can be be used for outdoor sculptures. Look at this fantastic dragon she made after adding tile work to the Pal Tia structure! Karen teamed up with another paper mache friend of mine, Diane Sorensen, in a dragon-making challenge for charity. Very cool idea! You can see both dragons in process here.
Here is Ben Hellman’s “Catoblepas” Fantastic! If you’d like to read the fascinating story about the project and what it represents, go here!
Sara Hospador has been experimenting with paper mache bowls. Here is a photo showing the progression and a couple of finished projects. Excellent!
Below is Lynette’s wonderful “Blue Dragon!” Very nice!
Here is “Opal the Dragon” made by Lynette and Hazel. Fantastic!
And here is Opal with the lights on!
Look at this beautiful project titled “The eagle has landed” by Jon Keller. Magnificent!
And here is Jon’s latest, “The Doggie!” What a great piece!
And here is Jon’s dragon, “Black Sabel”. Excellent!
And Jon’s “The Mighty Ant”. Fantastic as always!
And a terrific new project called “The Lion Sleeps Tonight!” Just gorgeous!
And here is Jon! A paper mache “selfie” made by Jon. Excellent!
Here is Andy Slater’s magnificent dragon! Great job!
And here is Andy’s dragon mounted from the ceiling of a very cool room!
Check out MitchTheCreator’s “Cacodemon” (from the game Doom Eternal). Fantastic! Mitch shared his steps on his Instructable’s page.
Here is another view
Mitch’s “Leonopteryx” from the movie Avatar. Beautiful!
I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
Here are a couple wonderful projects made by Gill Heritage. The first is her wyvern (a dragon with arms aside from the wings). Under that is her “Goats and Troll at the Well.” What fun!
Look at this adorable little monster made by Eric van Vugt! Wonderful!
A closer look at this mischievous face!
This is Juliane Block’s cute little monster! Just adorable. If you’d like to see a great little video just click on the photo!
Below is a fabulous monster made by Maxime Dénommé. Great work!
And here is also a dragon trophy made by Maxime. Wonderful!
Check out Patti Shirley’s six and a half foot tall alien! Excellent! And a perfect display! (You can see more of Shirley’s paper mache on page 35!)
Rychie Floyd made a great gift for his daughter! She made a drawing that she said was like him, and then he turned the drawing into a paper mache project! This is “Smug.” What fun!
Gordon is using his own techniques to great effect! Below are four of his excellent works!
Visit Gordon’s website for more information about his art, here.
First is “Leaping”
And “Hummingbird Moth”. These are very large!
And this is “Pelican King. ” It is a smaller piece.
And finally “Scorpion Snake”. All great works!
This is Hannah Wilson’s first paper mache dragon, a little baby! What a beauty it is!
Here is Hannah’s latest dragon, a darker one. Beautiful!
Bill Stringer is making some excellent paper mache dragon trophies! Here is Bill with Vol-Arynn (red dragon) and Lapil-Rim (the blue dragon). You can see more on Bill’s Facebook page.
A close-up of “Lapil-Rim” Great job!
Here is Bill’s “Cern-Uannos”. Great horns!
And another green dragon!
Finally, this is Bill with “Flutterix”, a project he made for a sick little girl. It doesn’t get any nicer than that!
This is Florentyna Leow’s “Amabie” which represents a supernatural spirit in Japan. Excellent work! You can read about the making of this project on a newsletter, here.
Check out Marc Tsakiris’ amazing version of “Tik-Tok Crok!” Just beautiful work!
I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Of course other people have their own techniques. Either way, it’s great to see other people enjoying this medium. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
Here is Paul Ferrara’s paper mache dragon trophy appropriately titled, “Yin and Yang.” Beautiful job! See more of Paul’s work on his website, www.paul-ferrara.com.
Here you see Jan’s dragon. While some people have struggled to fill their “Covid time”, Jan used it to create this fantastic piece of art! Congratulations!
A closer view of the face.
Here is Nancy Schall’s first dragon trophy. Magnificent! Excellent work!
Here is Nathan Kirk’s first paper mache dragon. And a magnificent dragon it is! This is Nathan’s version of Maleficent. Great job!
Her is Denise Wilkin’s first paper mache dragon. Love the expression! Fantastic job!
Below is Aaron’s first paper mache dragon! Wonderful job! Great personality!
And here is Aaron!
This is Heather Murphy’s “Amethyst Dragon”. Beautiful! Love the colors!
And Heather got some well deserved publicity recently for her new pieces! Here is is! j Congratulations!
Memory Bradley just finished her first dragon. What a beauty!
And here is Memory’s dog sculpture. Excellent job!
Andrew Sheshunof’s just finished this paper mache masterpiece! You can see his video about this dragon here, https://youtu.be/XsiVdWerK9M.
From the front.
And it has lights inside the mouth! Excellent!
And a close up. Great work Andrew!
And below is Andrew’s newest dragon! Fantastic once again!
And here is Andrew with this new project. They compliment each other!
Below is another great dragon made by Andrew. Very nicely done as always!
Here is Beth Kroeker’s first paper mache dragon. A beauty it is!
From a different perspective. Wonderful!
Below are two great projects by Jeff Fibus. The first is a cool starfish, the second a “Fantasy Fish”. Wonderful!
Cheri Rose is making some excellent dragons down under (in Australia). Below are a few of her masterpieces! If you’d like to see more about Cheri and her work visit her Facebook page. Look at this metal dragon!
Here is a beautiful red dragon. Underneath shows it with the l.e.d.s light up!
And here is Cheri’s Blue dragon. Wonderful!
And a tranquil, sleeping dragon.
Finally, here is Cheri’s dragon trophy! Great work!
Okay so check out Daniele Pons’ dragon costume! Amazing! This costume won at the Venice Carnival 2020 (Italy), a well deserved honor! Titled “SAN GIORGIO E IL DRAGO”
Fabien SAVIGNOL’s son wanted a dragon. So Fabien used my video to make a dragon for his son. What a great job! What a great dad!
Below is Carmen Martin’s “Blue Dragon”. Love the blue in contrast with the eyes! Magnificent!
Myles Konstantinos made his first paper mache dragon trophy. And it is a beauty! Wonderful colors and detail! Here is a photo from the front and then another close up.
And below are a few photos of Myles’ “Alien” series. Excellent!
And here is his “face hugger”! So cool!
And of course the alien pod! Fantastic project!
Below are some of Eb Jones’ wonderful dragons!
Eb also makes fabulous baby dragons! Samples below
And here is a gator made by Eb.
Tom Hering is an artist living in Germany. Below are a few of his excellent progress. First is his “Sir Daniel Fortesque.” Terrific!
A closer view!
And here is his Red Dragon….
And his Tom’s Green Dragon. You can see see a short video showing the making of this dragon here. And you can see more about Tom’s work here.
Just in time for Halloween! Look at this great “Scary Doll” made by Sam, Isaac, and Bessie Madden! Wonderful!
Below is David Angelo’s red dragon. Here it is on display. Fantastic!
Crystal Heller’s decided to make paper mache dragon. She set to work and look at what she made! Fantastic!
These are Mandrakes inspired from the Harry Potter series. Vivien, who lives in Germany, made these. Wonderful!
Here is Tristen MacArthur’s first paper mache dragon head! Very nice!
I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
Sofia Greenberg made her firs paper mache dragon trophy for a school project. I love how this turned out with the great eyes and mouth! Excellent colors and textures!
Here is an amazing octupus from Cindy Williams. Love everything about this piece! You can see more of Cindy’s work further down the page.
And here is Cindy’s newest octopus which will be on display at the conservation center/aquarium in Florida! Just beautiful! Scroll down the page to see more of Cindy’s art!
And a couple more views of this beauty!
Here is Janet Davison’s latest dragon, a trophy this time. Wonderful work!
Phoebe Sparrow Wagner has been doing paper mache for quite a long time. Here are some samples of her excellent work!
First, some birds (and Phoebe)
And some of Phoebe’s meerkats. Love these. The one in the yellow dress uses a cane and two hearing aids!
And some great people including “Betsy” (with the skirt)
And finally Phoebe’s paper mache sun. Wonderful!
Look at this excellent sorting had made by Ashley Cheetham! Wonderful. She is going to use it as a tree topper! Even better!
Here is Jennifer Stensland’s “Ice Dragon”! What a beautiful piece! Love the textures and colors! Amazing!
Andy and his kids, Bella and Nate decided to make a dragon together. It became a family project. And what a fantastic dragon it turned out to be! Andy got to carry this cool dragon on the “tube” in London on the way to Nate’s “show and tell”. Lots of looks! Lots of fun!
And here they are, Andy on the left, Bella in the middle, and Nate on the right. I love this photo! I’ve been told that there is interest in making the body someday! That would be quite the challenge!
Inez decided to make her grandson, Hamish, a dragon to ride in a carnival. She ended up with two fantastic pieces!
And here is Hamish riding one! Lucky kid to have such a grandmother! Btw, he called the dragon “Wrapper” (she thinks he means “raptor'” How cute is that!)
This is Presha’s first paper mache dragon! His name is “Noz.” Amazing!
Below are two of Owen Scullion’s amazing sculptures! The first is a “Mountain Banshee”. Underneath is untitled. If you want to see more of Owen’s work, check out his website here, and his Facebook Page. Enjoy!
This is Jason Swaney’s excellent dragon!
Matthew Pickel made this amazing “mindflayer” (from Dungeons and Dragons) a.k.a. “Illithid.” Wonderful job!
And from the side
Look at this great dragon made by Christopher Sanford. Excellent work!
This fantastic dragon is “Pyrros the Vengeful, Guardian of Written Lore!” Created by Gabrielle, Calla, and Brianna, it resides at Greenacres Library in the Palm Beach County Library System in Florida. Wonderful way to get kids to read!
Here is Pyrros with Calla, Brianna, and Gabrielle. Excellent job!
Look at this life sized orc made by Mongloux Jean- François! Fantastic!
Here are four great projects made by Gretchen Hill. First is “The Fruitbowl of Knowledge”
Here is Gretchen’s “Mr. Tumnus”
Here is “The Calavera Toddler”
Finally, Gretchens “Mrs. Peter P. Pumpkineater Makes Her Escape.” Such wonderful projects!
This fantastic dragon trophy was made by Nicola! See more about Nicola and this dragon here!
Here is Angela Bello’s Bambi. What a great project to have in a garden!
Erica and Nadia Bonhomme live in the far North, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. That is where they race Soapbox cars. Nadia wanted a dragon themed car, and Erica (Nadia’s mother) and Nadia decided to make one! And what a wonderful car they made! This is going to be such a hit!
Look at this fantastic dragon trophy made by Greg Bruna! Wonderful!
Christian Lemieux is making som great paper mache art! Look at these three amazing trophies! See more of Christian’s art on his Facebook Page!
Look at this amazing multi-head trophy made by Cindy Williams! It is her “chimera”, a combination lion, goat, and snake. Magnificent! You can see more of Cindy’s work at the top of the page.
By the way, here is one of Cindy’s earlier pieces, an amazing dragon!
Here is a fantastic light-up dragon made by Erin St.Blaine. To read more about this dragon, visit her site, www.firepixie.com.
Below is Lyman’s paper mache dragon. See more of Lyman’s excellent paper mache work here!
This amazing dragon was made by Ivan Arzamastsev. Fantastic!
Below are three paper mache projects made by Sattik Halder, his chameleon, cheetah, and fox! All fabulous!
Here is a better photo of Sattik’s full size jaguar. Excellent!
I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
This is Duain Kelaart’s Animatronic Sea Dragon. It is really fantastic. Operates with motion in front of it. I can’t put the on this post, but you can see it in YouTube, here. You can see more of Duain’s excellent projects lower on the page.
Here is Ivona Velinovskis’ first paper mache dragon. Beautiful job!
And here is Ivona with her dragon. A great match!
And here is Ivona’s newest project. Love the lights. Love the attitude of the animal! Beautiful!
Check out Jeff Mongloux paper mache dragon! Jeff is on the left. 🙂 Excellent!
This is Duain Kelaart’s paper mache dragon. Very nice job! Check out his Youtube channel, “DK Arts.”
And Duain has made another fantastic Animatronic Sea Dragon! Excellent work! So great in fact that it was featured in a book and website that you can see here.
Here is Duain’s latest project. This is his Chupacabra – Gargoyle Hybrid. Just fantastic!
Here is Duain’s halloween project this year. A fantastic Werewolf! You can see a photo progression on Youtube, here, https://youtu.be/VcTL4m7VxOw
Another great project by Duain. A lovely mixture of 2 and 3D. Great work as always!
And here is Duain’s newest 2D/3D masterpiece! You can see a video of this build here.
Agnes Klein-Orban is a paper mache artist living in Vienna. Below are three of her wonderful pieces, three beautiful women!
Here is a great “water dragon” trophy made by Maygan Frederick. Fantastic!
Here are some terrific sculptures made by Nareth Fernández. First, two great owls!
And look at Nareth Fernández’s dragon and cool monsters head! Excellent!
Here is Mark McCauley’s first dragon. Fantastic!
Check out Kim Wendelin’s great dragon trophy! This on her first attempt! Excellent!
Here is Tamaka Bailey’s eagle. What a great project!
Here is Uwe Luckhardt with his second paper mache dragon head! You know what they say about two heads being better than one! Excellent job!
This is “Craig’s Ice Dragon.” This is fairly large project, about 2 meters tall! Very cool!
Below is Kipp’s first paper mache dragon trophy. Magnificent!
This is an ugly, and beautiful, little monster named “Burp” made by Barry. I always love a good monster!
And here is Barry’s newest project, his “Terrordactyl”. The project is articulated and the wooden mechanism makes it fly. Excellent!
Speaking of great monsters, my friend Don Hagemeyer has been making them for a while n ow. Here is one who just had a monster-make-over. Meet “Mr Green, Hello Good Bye.” Fantastic!
Here is the first dragon made by Meredith Leopard. Fantastic!
Below are some projects made by paper mache artist Pamela Spiro Wagner. All great! To see more of her work go to her blog, https://arteveryday365.com
Here is “A fanciful Dr Geuss.”
This is “Decorated Betsy”
And Pamela’s “Giant Dream Tortoise”
This a “Life-size paper mâché psychiatrist John Jumoke”. Amazing!
Here is a fantastic display of dragon trophies made by Ross Sprovieri. He made these as a display for his business. A great display indeed!
Justine Pipitone used my videos to make some wonderful trophies for family and friends. Lucky them! Here is Justine with “DeSoto.”
And this is Justine’s “Kratos.”
Heather Forster really loves paper mache. It shows. Here are a few of Heathers wonderful projects!
Elizabeth Mason made her first paper mache dragon, “Argoth the Terrible.” What fun! (That’s Elizabeth with Argoth)
Duane Berry just finished his first dragon. Very nice!
Duane also made this “halfhalf” minion for his son. Lucky!
David O’Gara’s made this fantastic dragon puppet named “Shiela.” Just amazing.
Here is a close-up of Shiela. Great face!
Here is a dragon made by Jools Dumbrell for a theater production on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Very striking!
Look at this great newborn dragon made by Ann Wright. So cute!
Anne MacKinnon made this wonderful dragon named “Audry III.” Love the paint job on this! Just excellent!
Here is another great dragon Sandra Bäumler made using one of my books! Love the movement of this piece!
Guido Reuter watched my dragon trophy video and made this excellent “Firedragon” for himself. Really great job!
Catriona’s made this great head dress of a snapping turtle! So cool!
Here is George Chave’s first paper mache dragon. Fantastic! Wonderful energy in this one.
Magda lives in Poland. After watching some of my videos she decided to make some of her own projects. Below is her dragon trophy, and under that, her “White Dragon” costume. Excellent job!
And here is Magda’s newest “Blue Dragon.” excellent once again!
Here is Bert Houbrechts’ little dragon. Lots of personality! Excellent work!
And a few dragon trophies. Below is Alexander Wachsmann’s first paper mache dragon. Very nice job!
This is Marissa Plowden’s “unemployment” dragon (because she made it while between jobs. So great!
Christopher Re has decided to fill his workspace with dragons. He is well on his way with these two excellent trophies!
This is Milton Montaño Rojas’ dragon. Wonderful colors! Very nice dragon!
Hannah Mae Sovinski has been making some great monsters! Here is one of them.
Akhilesh made his son a wonderful paper mache minion! Here it is with his son, Bhaumik.
Koni Lanzius’ made this wonderful dragon, VAKAROS! Beautifully done!
And here is the rider on the dragon. She has her own costume!
Koni has just finished another wonderful piece, this time the Elf King from Lord of the Rings!
Some close-ups….
Thomas Rozek makes GREAT masks! Some are paper mache, some are more mixed media. But they are all very cool. Here are a couple. If you’d like to see more, visit Thomas here.
