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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!

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!

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Your Paper Mache – page 36

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 Leslie Jaramillo’s first paper mache dragon that she entered into her companies art contest. Excellent job!

Alan Faunch just finished his paper mache version of the Game of Thrones throne! What a lot of work. Excellent! Please see more of Alan’s work lower on the page.

Ffion Caines is on a mission to make 8 dragon trophies. This is her first. Fantastic work! If you would like to follow her progress or see other great art, visit her art page, https://www.facebook.com/ffioncainesart/.

As I said earlier, Ffion was on a mission to make 8 trophies this year. Well, he got very close. Here are SEVEN fabulous paper mache trophies!

Excellent job Ffion!

Here is a great Halloween project made by Rich Watkins. Fantastic!

This is Valerio Fracchetta’s first dragon. Wonderful job!

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Chris (from Schwabach, German) made this great dragon. He named it, “Chrisugo.” Excellent!

Here is Rachel’s paper mache woman with her little “Pompette.” Wonderful piece!

And a close up of Pompette!

And this is another project by Rachel, “Gloria”

This sculpture was based on the Beryl painting called ‘The Strippergram’ – you can see that in the background of photo. Excellent!

Check out Tory Sonstroem’s first dragon, “Jules Wyverne!” Fantastic!

Here is Juliet Hwang’s paper mache dragon. Beautifully done!

Below are two pieces by Santisuk Sujittanonrat. Very nice!

Here is Laura Lit’s paper mache “Candy.” Fantastic job!

This is Lauren Elverum’s dragon after a hearty meal! Nicely done! Love the smoke!

Here is Jorge Serra’ “Viper Indu.” Beautiful job!

Below is Steve Marriott’s “Vampire Frog.” Love the sweet/evil combination!

Check out Bryan Medina’s “Boogie!” Beautiful work with the sack!

And this is Bryan’s “Jeff”. Magnificent!

This is Rebecca Gee’s smoke breathing, awesome dragon!

Nancy Krug has been making paper mache projects for a long time. Below are a few excellent pieces! The first is “Elliot.” Elliot is 4 feel long and 3 feet high. Wonderful!

And this is Nancy’s “Frederick”. Love that expression!

And finally, here is Nancy’s “Big Red Sun.” Great!

Look at this Ice Dragon made by Troy Haas. Magnificent! It also has lights inside the project. You can see the dragon with those working on his Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/papabear.haas.

Sarah Reynolds decided to make a couple masks for her kids this Halloween. They are so cool! First is below.

Here is mask number two.

And here are the masks with Sarah’s kids! Wonderful!

Alan Faunch has been making some great dragon trophies lately. Below are three of them. Fantastic!

And here are a couple more of Alan’s projects, a great little dog, and Spiderman!

Jaedyn Grant had an assignment for her Language Arts class having to do with Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”. She and her mother, Christy, decided to make an elephant holding a heart dripping blood as a metaphor for the themes in the book. And what a great job they did! It took many long hours of them both working together to accomplish this piece. Fantastic job!

This is Hetty Liet’s first paper mache dragon. Spectacular!

John Lo Piccolo has made some great Halloween prop! First, here is “Uncle Norman” (and his cute friend!).

Here is a close up of “Uncle Norman”

Here is John’s Ghoul! Wonderful!

And here is John’s “Demon Mask”. All terrific. Happy Halloween!

Jo Jo Sammons wanted a fairytale wedding. She needed a dragon (of course). So she made the one below. Simply fantastic!

Kim Winch wanted a Chinese dragon. And she made a wonderful one!

Look at the adorable little baby dragon made by Vicki Scales. Superb!

Here is a wonderful little hippo made by Christoph Schaffer and his daughter Lotte. Such personality!

And here is a shot of the mouth. So fun!

Here is a dragon made by Primo Rubini. He named it “Drogon”. Really excellent job!

Below is a trophy named “Drogo” made by Rudney Correia. Fantastic!

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I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos and 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!

Steph Skipworth works at a 911 call center. She made this dragon to hang on the job. What fun!

Here is Chris Fitzhugh’s first paper mache dragon! Fantastic job! Congratulations Chris!

Chris just finished his first dragon trophy. Really great!

And Chris just finished these great pumpkins for Halloween this year! Excellent!

Below is Maddy JULIEN’s fantastic paper mache dragon. Incredible! And I love the backdrop!

Check out this wonderful dragon made by Uwe Luckhardt! He shot the photo on green screen and put it on a great background. Fantastic!

What fun to have an artistic grandpa like Richard! He worked with his grandkids to make these fantastic bugs! This is Isabel with her praying mantis. Excellent!

And here is Caitlin with her incredible bug! Love this!

By the way…the bug’s eyes light up!

Jeff Bullard works with a marching band (Mid-Carolina High School Marching Band, Prosperity, SC.) whose mascot is “Harvey” the dragon. They decided to build the mascot, complete with smoke coming out of the mouth! Very cool!

Arthur Wallis’ made this dragon for his father. It is called “The Red Terror,” understandably! Great job!

Honna O’Connell wanted to make something great for her son. And she did! Her is her son with “Knarly.” What a lucky kid!

Markee has been doing art for many years but has only just begun using paper mache. And look what popped out! A very cute monster (with great taste in literature)!

And here is Markee’s second little monster. This one is titled, “Monster Holiday!” Wonderful!

Speaking of great monsters… check out this fantastic beast made by Noninox Cenicerox! Fantastic!

Peter (dad) and Kelsey (daughter) worked together to create a wonderful dragon. They named it “Irma” because they were finishing as the hurricane blew through! Below is Irma, Kelsey and their cat, Loverboy. All three…adorable!

Mary Z made some great gargoyles for a Harry Potter dinner party (at Christmas time). The one below is “Sid”…

…and this is Ethyl. Such fun!

Below is a dragon trophy made by Olivier alias Elyrius Jablonski from France. Wonderful job!

Kseniya lives in Yekaterinburg, Russia. She has been making some great dragons! Here is a couple of them. First the blue dragon.

Then a green, hanging dragon (along with a close up). And finally a photo of Kseniya with her dragon.

Christopher Solchen worked with kids from School District 197 in Minnesota this summer. They made a dragon while in the day camp. This was the only photo he was able to capture before the camp ended. It is certainly a worthy project! So here is “Storm the Dragon!” Congrats to Christopher and all the kids!

Look at “Masha” from “Masha and the Bear,” made by Dazz (D.A.). Wonderful likeness!

Jeremy Boelter made his first paper mache dragons recently. Very nicely done! You can see what Jeremy is up to on his Facebook page.

And this is Jeremy’s first full dragon. Very cool!

And here is Jeremy’s third trophy. Excellent!

And his latest, “Ice”. Great!

Below is Linda Bunnell’s turtle. Just an amazing job. Love the shell!

Look at Chad Dean’s great dragon trophy! He made the plaque as well. Sweet!

Grace Jerome has made some fantastic paper mache works! Here is her Zebra.

And Grace’s incredible dragon!

Her amazing Lion!

Look at Grace’s Fox!

Finally, look at this incredible, full sized Giraffe! Check out her Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/gracejeromeart.

Trecy B just finished her first paper mache dragon. Wonderful!

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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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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.

And here is Helen’s second dragon. He loves to climb trees!

This is Rich Helm’s paper mache angler fish. Fantastic. If you’d like to read about the making of this project, check out Rich’s blog here.

Below is Karin Stern’s first paper cache dragon. Beautiful!

And here is a great piece of art made by Brian Hendricks. Excellent!

Here is my friend, João Carlos’ first paper mache dragon trophy. Beautiful job!

And below is João Carlos’ second trophy, a deer head. Excellent!

João continues to be very busy making art. Look at his new works below! First, João with his new dragon trophy.

And another.. his blue Tiamat dragon.

And here is João’s angler fish and wolfman! Amazing!

João made this chalice as a commission. Very cool!

Below is Darmoyo Ramli with his dragon. Great work!

Here is Cheri Rose’s first paper mache dragon. Wonderful job! Love the colors.

This is Dan Wolff’s dragon trophy. Excellent!

And this is Dan’s “Opus”. I love this piece!

And here are some of Dan’s masks. Very cool!

Kyle Breske’s also decided to do some paper mache. Here he is with his excellent dragon! Kyle is on the left 🙂

Coleen Johnston has made some very nice paper mache art. Here is here baby dragon emerging from the egg! Splendid!

And here is Coleen’s dragon trophy. Excellent.

Below is some of Fabiano Pimentel’s paper mache art. First, a dragon.

And this great clown!

Finally, Fabiano’s fantastic pin head!

I conducted paper mache classes for many years with kids. So I know how much work it can be. Marcia Morehead teaches art for the Fowlerville Community Schools. She runs a paper mache class based upon my blog. I’m very flattered. Here are some of the pieces her students made.

Abby and Chloe’s paper mache monster

Abby and Nathan’s

Aliya and Bella’s

Bre and Behah’s

Finally, Charlotte and Samantha’s. Congratulations all!

Pamela Vogan Lynch also taught art in New York (one of many things she did over a 35 year career!) She sent me a few photos of pieces made by her students. I love seeing students getting the opportunity to play with this medium. Thank you to Pam and all the art teachers out there who are brave enough offer this to their kids!

“Monstro” by Emily Metruck

Jessica House’s “Jerome”

“Lounge Lizard” by Ryan Sullivan

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I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos and to make something they love. 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!

Check out this dragon made by Yohan A. Gonzalez. Beautiful!

This is Mary Mason’s paper mache rabbit. It is called,”First Impression.” Very nice work!

Mary Mason's paper mache "First Impression"

Here is another really cool dragon! This three headed guy was made by Roni Zelikson. Fantastic job!

Below is Jörg Gröger’s bat. Excellent work!

Crystal Sims made this great dragon! This is her first. Really nice job!

This very cool trophy was made by Michael Eck. Love it!

And here is the unicorn Michael just finished. Wonderful!

Look at this great flower post made by Philip Stone! Excellent work!

Here is one of Philip’s earlier pots.

Below is Rhonda Egeland’ dragon. Beautiful! Love the colors.

Here is a great paper mache dragon trophy. Rachel calls this her “Scottish dragon”. Beautiful!

Rachel's paper mache Scottish dragon trophy

Students at the International School of Beaverton Oregon have been watching my videos and making their own paper mache sculptures. They are all fantastic! Here are a few below.

Taylor and Ajay’s unicorn

And Ethans bird.

Here is Lera E’s dragon.

And another dragon made by Claire W. and Ashley S.

Claire w. And Ashley s. paper mache dragon

Claire w. And Ashley s. paper mache dragon-back

Below is Andreea Lorga and Mahak Juneja’s “Scary Cougar”

Andreea Lorga and Mahak Juneja's paper mache cougar

And last but not least, Ahad Aziz and Annabel Lofts’ Pheonix. Congratulations to all of the students in the class!

Ahad Aziz and Annabel Lofts' paper mache Pheonix

This is Brittany’s paper mache dragon. She made it for a contest at school. Even though she learned my techniques from my videos etc, this dragon is uniquely hers. It is magnificent!

Here is another view.

Fantastic!

Below are some of Gert In’t Ven’s projects. He lives in Belgium. Here is his dragon. Terrific!

Below is Gert’s dragon trophy.

And below is one of Gert’s monsters. Very nice!

Check out Barbara Sutton’s “Headless Horseman”! So fun!

barbara suttons's paper mache headless horseman

And here is another piece of Barbara’s. Very nice!

barbara-suttonss-paper-mache-dolphin-with mermaid

Here is 9 year old Martin from Spain. He has been making paper mache for quite a while now. Here he is with his dragon trophy.

And a couple of Martin’s newer projects. The monster that ate New York.

Martins new york eating paper mache monster

And Martin’s hippo.

And Martin’s pumpkin.

Anne is a Natural Science Illustrator. She used some of my paper mache techniques to make these costumes. She wears them around Chicago and NYC

She calls these her “Happy Pleistoscene”

Here is Ben’s first dragon. Wonderful!

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I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos and to make something they love. 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!

We’ll start with Giovanni’s “Fantasy Paper Mache Design”. Magnificent!