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By danmonsterman on November 12, 2021

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!

Alexandr Subbotin lives in Moldova. He just finished his dragon, a Hungarian Horntail! This is magnificent! You can see Alexandr below.

Have a look at Janis Fowler’s “Smaug”! Fantastic!

This is worth a short video look.

Here is Adam Johnson’s first dragon. Really magnificent! Looks kind of happy to me. In a very nice way.

Jeff Fibus is a making great paper mache art! Here is his dragon trophy. And below is three Deep Sea Anglers made by Jeff! Wonderful!

First is Jeff’s newest angler with lights. Two photos of that one. Excellent pieces!

Kerry Morrison is a very skilled artist. Just look at “Drogon” just completed! I rest my case!

Another couple views of Dragon. Magnificent every without the lights!

Mark McCauley just finished this dragon trophy. He made it for his son! Look at those amazing colors! Lucky son!

Another view

Kelly Morrison is a master artist. Look below to see what I mean! First two projects are from Stranger Things. This is “Vecna.”

And this is “Demogorgon.” Wonderful!

And check out Kerry’s version of “Krampus!” Love it! Underneath is a photo of Kelly’s back deck! I love it!

Matthew Koedyker has started making dragons! Lucky for us! Below is his first, a beautiful green dragon. And underneath is his 2nd, a wonderful Red Dragon! More on the way!

Grzegorz is an artist living in Poland. Here is his dragon. Wonderful!

Grzegorz also made this amazing Anubis! Excellent work!

Below is Marshall Penn’s first dragon! Amazing!

And the other side

Shane douglass has been making some dragons! And they are terrific! Below are three!

Here is Claudia’s first dragon. Fantastic!

David Drollman is a dinosaur maker and teacher. Here a couple of his projects hanging at a summer camp! David has some videos to share here and here. Also check out his website, Whizzer Studios!

And check this out. David’s sister-in-law liked the Eragon series of books. So David decided to make her the star character in the books, the dragon Saphira! Magnificent! Lucky sister-in-law!

And check out his student’s nine-foot long “Reaper Leviathan!”

And a cute pencil holder!

Here is Susan Brown’s excellent first dragon!

Here is a dragon made by Sharon Czekala for her Halloween display. Really excellent job!

Needs a bit of a close up. Fabulous!

Below is a fantastic project made by Connie Lanz. It is “The Elven War Elk”

And here is the rider! A couple photos is needed.

From the back. Wonderful!

Here is Lisa Dawson’s “Felice the Juggler” Fantastic!

This is “Jenny Greenteeth” a legend from Old Lancashire (England) who pulls unsuspecting folk to a watery death! Made by Denise Wilkin. Wonderful!

Below are some wonderful paper mache works by Sams Foil Creations! First is the fantastic “Tundra dragon”

And check out this writhing little guy!

And my favorite, a feathered dinosaur, “Coelophysis bauri” Very cool!

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! Note: Since the photo of this first dragon was posted Jonas has made many more wonderful dragons. Check out his website here to see what he is up to!

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!

Jonas just finished dragon number 6. This one is really cool. It is “Behir” from Dungeons and Dragons. You can see a video of it’s making here. Fabulous!

It’s hard to keep up with Jonas! Here’s his new masterpiece, You will recognize “Demogorgon” from the hit show “Stranger Things”. Strange indeed! And wonderful!

Jonas has been at it again! Another great dragon! And below it a very fun different kind of dragon! Always great!

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!

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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. 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!

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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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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. 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!

Check this out! Chris Burgess wanted to raise money for Talbot Primary School. So he made this dragon which dispenses candy and breathes smoke! Fantastic!

Here is another really cool dragon (and castle!). This one made by Belinda Hammond. Fantastic!

Below is Graham Fice’s dragon trophy. Very nice work!

Here is Marjorie Sarrazin’s Wampa (from Star Wars). Beautiful!

Below are some excellent projects made by Jennifer Buckingham. First, is “Green Dragon.”

This next one is “Ice Dragon”.

And here is Jennifer’s Medusa named “Vashj”. Fantastic!

This is Erick Angel Demetrio’s first dragon. Looks like a super hero dragon to me. Great job!

Steven Collins made this monster for a video. Wonderful!

Below are two of Sue Gregson’s dragons. The hanging one is “Geoffrey” and the trophy is “Arthur.” Excellent!

Phil and his son Jupiter (in the photo) made their first dragon. Fantastic!

Beate (from Germany) made a couple of marvelous dragons. First is her Chinese dragon “Long” made for good luck. Underneath is her second dragon made to accompany the princess. Excellent pieces!

Phyllis Wheaton made this amazing dragon! It is 50 feet long! She used paper mache on the head. So cool!

Here is Kristýna_Macková’s first dragon, “Bóďa”. Wonderful!

Below is a dragon trophy made by Eddie Sheffield. He won some awards with this. I can see why!

Here are a couple of dragons made by Brenda Nyhof. First, a beautiful dragon for the wall!

And here is Brenda’s dragon trophy. Excellent!

Deborah Palazzolo lives in Geneva, Switerland. She found a copy of my first book from years ago, The Simple Screamer. So she made a screamer and named it “Chichila.” I think it’s adorable. Great job!

This is Hope D Clark’s dragon. Very nicely done!

Jesus lives in Columbia. After seeing some of my videos he decided to make hiw own dragon. What a beautiful job!

Below is Vanessa’s first paper mache dragon. Nicely done!

Kyle Dickens made this award winning two-headed dragon. Magnificent!

And here is Kyle’s Frog Monster. Wonderful!

Here is one of Ben Juenger’s dragons! Great! You can see his video of this here.

Here are Gretel Krusel’s cute cats. The one on the right is Mabel. Gretel’s son calls the one on the left “God Cat”. The one in the middle is yet to be named.

Check out Mike Esker’s (Aka “This Old Geek”) King Cobra. Excellent!

And this is Mike’s new snowman, on vacation! Funny!

Christopher Bach made this wonderful dragon named, “Sharok”.

This deserves another angle. Excellent work!

Sally Atkins teaches in a school in Dorset England. She made this Smaug, with the help of some kids, for the library she works in. This is terrific!

Sarah Moses Earl made a dragon for her son. He seems to like it! Great job!

Here is another view of just the dragon.

Below are three wonderful dragons made by Tim Speyer. Love the movement in these!

Sabrina Schröer made this great dragon trophy!

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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.

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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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 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!

Below is Steve Ball’s Screamer. Just wonderful! Steve teaches kids to make paper mache. This is an example he made for them.

Here is Riley’s “Dino” . He made it with a little help from his mom, Jenna.

Riley's (with Jenna's help) paper mache Allosaurus

Here is Riley with Dino. Perfect!

Michelle McClain’s made a great paper cache face!

Along with a parrot she made. Great work!

Here are several of Moni’s projects. All great! First is “Sloppy Joe”

Next is “Miss Meow”

And Moni’s “Ermine”

And her “Chameleon”

Oh yes, she made a bulldog as well!

Finally, Moni made this excellent “Dodo”

Here is Kim and Katrina’s paper mache dragon head. They said they
couldn’t make the body because the dog “got to it”. Bad dog! Well, the head is wonderful.

Here is Natascha’s monster drinking his morning coffee. Perfect!

Speaking of cool monsters. Check out Cameron’s monster. Both so cute!

And here is Grace with her monster. Wonderful.

Here is Meredith’s first dragon. Very nice!

Look at this fantastic project made by Teri Eichborn for a baby shower. It’s called “Priority Mail”. Really great!

Below is Linda’s paper mache pig (with cat of course!).

Look at Hayley’s “Cycloptosaurus”. Adorable.

Mr Zack Brown had his students make some zombie presidents. Here are a few. So clever!

This is Andrew Jackson

And paper mache Martin Van Burant.

And finally Thomas Jefferson.

By the way, this is Mr Zack’s own project called “Two Face”

And here are a couple of final projects from Zack’s class. It’s called “Charlie the Nematode” and “Bernie the Goblin.”

And …Pru and Luke and Gus’ paper cache monsters!

Below is Kim’s first paper cache project, a Tiger. Amazing job. I love the little cat following in the background.

Look at this cute little dragon that Shauna made. His name is “Barry”

Speaking of cute dragons…..check this out! This is Thomas’ paper mache dragon trophy that he made for the back of his truck! I love this!

While we are on a dragon roll, here is Rob’s “Gertrude”. Beautiful.

And Renee’s cute little dragon.

Renee also made this “Teddy Dragon.” Love it.

This is my friend Nacho’s dragon. Wonderful!

Look at this great giraffe “Sweet Pea” made by Linda. So nice!

This is Jeremy’s excellent robot!

Here is something cute…Marilena’s “Guardian” dragon (and Sam)

Another great dragon trophy. This time made by Kasandra. Terrific!

Two last dragons. Donna with her great trophy!

and her rendition of my little “William” (the star of my children’s book, William’s Treasure.

Look at this cool bat. Art made this. Lovely!

Here is something different, and really cool! Charlene made this paper cache fireplace! Amazing!

Finally, here are three very special paper mache projects. Cynthia makes these to honer breast cancer survivors. What else can you say?

The first is called, “Isis”

Here is her breast cancer “Armor”

And finally, her “Brave New World Devolution.” Beautiful work!

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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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