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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!

Look at this magnificent project made by Mark Bradford. It is called, rightfully, “Machine Gun Monkey.” Brilliant!

And this monkey isn’t Mark’s only masterpiece. Here are a couple more. First, his “Cheyenne Dog Soldier in Ghost dance attire.” Such detail!

And here is Mark’s “Tree Demon.” Almost calm by comparison, but still lots of intensity. Excellent work!

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!

And here is Mitch’s latest, Godzilla! Fantastic!

This deserves another view. Love the lights!

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Your Paper Mache – Page 35

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. And you can see a lot more information on his website, here.

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!

You can see more about this project here, https://bit.ly/2VzKrmw and here, https://bit.ly/2S8CmTW. .

It also glows in the dark.

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.

Check out his Scorpion mask! Two angles.

And Thomas calls this “Casual Friday Mask”. Wonderful!

Janet Davison has made two great dragons (so far!)! They have each won awards at a local state fair! Great job!

Chris Gilbert decided to give his cousin a really cool wedding gift. And he did! Look at the paper mache dragon he made for him! He named it “Prometheus” after a character in Dungeons and Dragons. Fantastic!

Patti Shirley has a wonderful sense of humor. She made this paper mache “PENNYWISE” in order to sneak it into her brother’s bathroom and give him a scare. I guess it worked! It certainly would on me! What a fantastic rendition!

Patti has just finished this fantastic rendition of “Groot.” Excellent!

Shannon Gray decided to make her son, Evan a great Halloween costume. So she made this “‘Sorceror Dragon” for him! Fabulous! What a lucky kid (and talented mom)!

Jeanne Greenleaf made this incrdible “DragonChicken!” Love the expression!

Jeanne has also made a number of excellent fish! A sample below. Great work!

Check out this fantastic dragon trophy made by Marko Salomäki! Love the textures and colors. Excellent job!

If you like Tolkien, you’ll enjoy this dragon! This is Maygan’s version of Smaug over the Lonely Mountain. Fantastic!

A closer look is warranted, especially the fire that she added!

Nipsolass Clark has been making some great masks the last couple of years. Here is his fabulous gremlin mask! Wonderful!

And here is Nipsolass’ Triceratops mask! Incredible!

And Nipsolass finished a couple more fantastic masks before Halloween. Check out this dinosaur/dragon mask!

And this very strange character!

Look at this adorable photo of Alex holding her first paper mache dragon sculpture! (She had some help making the dragon from mom, Jessica) Wonderful!

Bill Wehmeier made a great paper mache dragon for his Halloween display this year. It is about 5 feet tall! Fantastic!

Below are some excellent dragons made by Gord Merritt. First are a couple of wonderful babies!

And here are a few of Gord’s trophies. Fantastic!

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Your Paper Mache – Page 32

I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos and to make something they love. Here are more photos sent to me from people doing paper mache. If you would like to share a paper mache project on this site, send it to me at: dan@gourmetpapermache.com.

Glenn Barry makes some fantastic paper mache projects! Below is an amazing owl, a couple dragons, a lizard, birds, angler fish, and an incredible costume! You can see more of Glenn’s work on Facebook. Check it out! https://www.facebook.com/berrypatch.art.14

Pete Marinelli’s is a 7th grader living in Ohio. He loves art and has recently been obsessed with paper mache. Below are some of his cool projects. First, his “Seaweed” dragon trophy.

Pete also made a marionette sitting, where else, on another dragon!

Pete also made this excellent Leprechaun.

Here is Pete’s “Freak”.

And here is Freak with his pal, a great screamer!

Finally, here is Pete’s baby dragon. Excellent!

Pete has been in his workshop again making more great pieces! Here are his new projects. First, a new trophy. Excellent!

And a great cyclops! And a nice dragon winding around a branch!

Look at this fantastic zombie arm made by Sophia Barton! Simply elegant!

Below is Heather Hearing’s dragon trophy. Excellent!

Heather just finished this dragon with feathers! Wonderful!

And here is her latest dragon, “Miirii. Gorgeous!

Lel Bevan wrote a children’s book called “Peanut Butter Boy”. She used paper mache to make the main character. Wonderful job!

Here is another great trophy made by Cheyenne Badolato. A great rendition of Smaug!

This is Julia (from Russia) with her paper mache dinosaur. She made it with her mother Zamorina. Fantastic job!

Here is another photo of Zamorina’s daughters with another dinosaur they made. Wonderful.

Wendy Morris’ first dragon. Really beautiful!

Here is Katrina Ssnowski’s “Steve.” Love that pose!

Rene Schoellkopf is a middle school art teacher at The Salisbury School. She grouped her kids and had them make dragons following the steps in my book. What a great project! What a brave teacher!

Here is “Toothless”

Here is “Goldilocks”

Here is “Benito”

Finally, here is “Firefly.” Great job all!

Here is Kimberly Winberry’s dragon trophy. Wonderful personality!

And here is another great trophy. Erin made this one. Love the intensity!

Check out Al Plata’s “Sauron” mask! Love the detail on this.

Al has just finished a new mask. Love this one!

Speaking of masks…. Here is a great one made by Bob Centamore.

Linda Nelson made this dragon, named “Hepzahbah,” for her cabin. She says it has freaked out many a visitor! I believe it! Cool!

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Your Paper Mache – Page 31

I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos and to make something they love. Here are more photos sent to me from people doing paper mache. If you would like to share a paper mache project on this site, send it to me at: dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!

Look at this magnificent paper mache sculpture of Cecil the lion. It was made by Terry Camp and is displayed at a nursery in Cambria. I love the little cat with Cecil!

Another fair, and another great project from Terry! Magnificent!

And here are a couple of Terry’s newest projects. First, a tribute to Diana. Wonderful!

And another tribute to Hispanic Women. Great work as always from Terry!

Terry has just sent me his latest masterpiece. It’s called “Fight Like A Girl!” Perfect title. Another amazing project!

Bradley Pierce has used the techniques in my book to make some fine dragons! Here is his latest, named Vesper. Check out Bradley’s website, Awoken Rising.

And here are a couple of Bradley’s other dragons. Excellent work!

Meera Schuhmann made this amazing dragon with some preschool kids. That must have been fun to watch!

Cathy Price made this great trophy (with some help from her son, Finn). Wonderful!

Ed wrote to me saying how much he liked my books. I’m really flattered. Below are a few of his excellent projects. First his little dragon and little monster. Underneath is his weight lifter. What fun!

Ed just finished this amazing bug! Wonderful!

Ed just finished this wonderfully whimsical pitcher! Love it!

Here is Lukáš Gavenda’s first dragon trophy. Love it! (great against that green wall!)

Here is Anna with her dragon. Wonderful!

Here is a trophy made by Mike Adams (to go with his weapon collection). Beautiful!

Here is another project of Mike’s. Quite the creature!

Angie Saltman said she would make a dragon for her son’s room. Boy did she! Wonderful!

Along the same line…Lincoln Whisler made this costume made for his son. It is based upon Little Hanzo. Fantastic!

Here is Nicolas Rammell’s first dragon. Very nicely done!

And here is Nic’s second dragon, a trophy. Also wonderful!

Below is Claudia Yolanda Bujalesky’s first paper mache dragon. Excellent job!

Here is Stephanie Turic’s first paper mache dragon. Excellent! Had to post the cute photo with Stephanie too.

Stephanie also made this cute little monster!

And here is a great first dragon made by Joachim Oberhage. Very nice job!

And here is his second dragon. Beautiful!

This is so much fun! Uwe Morgenstern has a colleague named Peter who always would cook bockwurst for him and his friends at breakfast. Peter is retiring and Uwe presented him with this paper mache likeness of Peter. Fantastic!

Here a couple, more recent, projects made by Uwe. First is Ganesha. Great!

And here is Uwe’s cool cat!

And here is Uwe’s man with a cigar. Fun!

Uwe has been making more great art! Here is one for Halloween! Great face!

Here is an excellent tree demon from Uwe!

I love this next one, a soccer loving cat. Uwe has his own way of celebrating his favorite club!

And another project by Uwe. Excellent!

Erica Everhart’s “Lena”. She made it for her daughter (underneath the dragon). It is a Nightwing dragon, from the book series “Wings of Fire.” Wonderful!

Dom Buxton is a fine artist. Here are a couple of trophies he made using my paper and cloth techniques. Wonderful! You can see more of Dom’s work on his website, www.chewintheart.com.

Here is Dom’s “Mungo”.

And here is Dom’s “Rufus”

Here is a dragon made by Josenilson Silva. Beautiful

Speaking of dragons….check out the one in John Devayne’s front yard! Very cool!

Look at Leslie Haugen’s paper mache fish! Lovely!

Below is Maria Coleman’s paper mache horse (along with one of her daughters having fun with the horse), painted in the style of Mexican alebrijes. Wonderful.

And below is a few more project made by Maria. First a lamb, and a little monster.

And here is Maria’s fish and a project in progress.

Look at this magnificent paper mache sculpture of Cecil the lion. It was made by Terry Camp and is displayed at a nursery in Cambria. I love the little cat with Cecil!

Below are two excellent dragons made by Veronika Czebes. Very nice!

And here is another cool trophy. This is Juan Carlos’ “Rexy”. Wonderful!

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Your Paper Mache – Page 30

I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos and to make something they love. Here are more photos sent to me from people doing paper mache. If you would like to share a paper mache project on this site, send it to me at: dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!

Judith Wade is an author, and now a sculptor! She made the main character in her book “The Lost Dragon”. Congratulations on both!

Here is Марфа Корякина’s dragon. Love this photo!

And here is another piece by Марфа. Really great!

Finally, Марфа’s latest works

This is John Cooper’s “Snaggletooth”. Yes, those are real horns! Very nice work!

Below is Dani (Rhea McCullough) and her little Drogon. Perfect!

Lisa Albien made this excellent dragon. He lives in the woods.

Here is Sarah Handel’s first paper mache dragon. Fantastic!

Shauntelle Thompson’s made a unicorn for daughter Sophie. Here they are. What a lucky girl!

Check out David Wood’s paper mache totem! Amazing!

And here is David’s first project, a dragon trophy. Very nice.

Chelsea just started making dragon trophies. Here are her first two. Beautiful!

Below is Helen Köhler’s first dragon. She likes the white of the cloth mache so she decided not to paint. Great job! You can see more about this dragon on Helen’s Facebook page.