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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 and to make something they love. Here are more photos sent to me by people doing paper mache. If you have paper mache art that you would like me to display just send them to me at dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!

This is Tanya’s paper mache dragon. His name is “Nero”. Perfect!

Colin wanted something dramatic for the front of his house. He succeeded! Colin is Swiss. He calls this piece “Drouw: A Swiss Demon.”

Here is a photo of Colin with his project, so that you get a sense of scale. So cool!

Below is Annie Shao’s first paper mache dragon. What great work!

Nilly Conyard and her son made tis paper mache Face Hugger (from “Alien”). I think this is magnificent!

You can see the top of the Hugger in this photo, along with a very sweet cat! Very nice job!

Check out Bonnie Case’s paper mache dragon! Love the paint job! Wonderful!

Kelly Moran’s makes some great paper mache art! Look at this trophy of a fighting cock! Fantastic!

And look at Kelly’s raven. Astounding!

Michelle and daughter Emily’s made this cool paper mache dragon. Look the eyes light up! Excellent!

This is Andre Ferreira (Andrew) with his paper mache dragon trophy “Muriaé Dragoes.” Andrew sends his greetings from Brazil. Well done Andrew!

This is “Fluffy”, a paper mache dragon project made by Danielle (back row on the right and her daughters Destiny and Jessica. That’s Danielle’s brother, Paul, on the left.

Fluffy shoots dry ice “smoke” out of her mouth. I saw a video of this in action. Nice touch indeed.

Check out Brian’s paper mache skull mask! Fantastic!

Speaking of paper mache masks, here is what Andy made for Halloween. He calls it his “Regan” mask. Great job!

Mike Meile loves to work in paper mache. He made a couple commissions for a company called Bottleworks in Seattle (where I live).

The first is called “Hop Goblin”

And here is “Hop Devil”

Mile and his wife, Mikaela, also made this paper mache “Medusa”. Fantastic!

Richard is another paper mache enthusiast. Here are some of his projects.

His Dinosaur

His Fish

His dragon.

Finally, Richard’s “Angel Pig” Excellent!

Robert sent me a photo of his paper mache monster. Terrific job!

My friend Alberto made this incredible paper mache “Wind Dragon.” Here is Alberto with his dragon.

He also made this smaller dragon.

It’s hard to see the face, so here is a close up. Wonderful work I think.

Look at Beth’s first paper mache dragon. Very nice!

Here is Danny’s paper mache project peeking over the cabinet. He calls the piece “Hannes the cigar smoking monster.” What fun!

Tony made “Giddeon”, this paper mache monster (front and side view). Perfect!

Here is another project Toni made called “Alickina: Defender of All Mankind!”

Sylvie made this cute little paper mache bird. His name is “Albert”. Adorable!

Sylvie also made this wonderful paper mache dragon, “Leopold”

This is Brandon’s paper mache sloth. Very nice!

This is fun. Shea used my paper and cloth mache techniques to make this tap handle. Perfect for drawing your favorite beer!

Art saw my post about Maleficent. That inspired him to make this Gargoyle with eyes that light up. Nicely done!

Below is Gabe’s “Tentacle Monster”. Fun!

And here is Garret’s paper mache “Venom Hanging Squared”

And finally, Sam’s paper mache hanging Golfish.

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I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos and to make something they love. And more photos sent to me from people doing paper mache. If you have paper mache art works that you would like me to display send them to me at dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!

Michael Mccaffrey’s made his first paper mache dragon trophy. Here it is with daughter Raven. Beautiful on both counts!

Dulcie Horwitz never does anything small. Below are a couple of examples. First, she belongs to a tae kwan do club and they wanted a dragon to be their mascot. So she assembled a group of volunteers and using my paper mache techniques they made it. What a beautiful dragon! Fantastic work!

Dulcie also made a paper mache dragon to accompany a story line her son was involved in at school. Here are her kids working on the dragon (great book he is using as a guide!).

And here is the dragon hanging at school.

Even better, here is “Master Gordon and Company” with paper mache dragon. Where? In the castle of course! Such fun!

I have knows Carlos for a long time. He is a great paper mache artist. He is a great artist, period. Here are some of his pieces. First, check out his Predator! Here is the face.

And here is the entire project. Here is Carlos with his Predator and his son. Wonderful!

And here is Carlos’ paper mache project along with another one of his adorable kids.

Carlos also made a great paper mache crocodile dragon! (He dedicated this project to me. I’m severely flattered. Thank you my friend Carlos!)

And his paper mache dinosaur! Excellent work!

Carlos also made this wonderful paper mache alien bust.

Here is another project made by Carlos. Magnificent!

And here is Carlos’ latest projects. A speckled bear and and condor. Excellent as always!

Thanks Carlos! To see more of Carlos’ work, check out his Facebook page.

Now here is Justin and Bonnie with their first paper mache monster “Mantenna.” Cool!

Even though these aren’t made of paper mache, they send a few photos of other work they have done, mainly with gourds! This guy is called “Salad Fingers”. Not sure what he is made of.

And here is Justin and Bonnie’s “Shrek” made out of pumpkins and paint!

And finally, here is Justin and Bonnie’s “Krang” made entirely out of gourds! Amazing.

Back to paper mache. Nicole has some pretty great paper mache creations! First, it’s always nice to have part of a beast coming through your wall!

And some eyeballs as well!

Nicole also made some cool paper mache license plate covers! Look at the mouth! So great!

And look at Nicole’s version of a paper mache piggy. I love this!

And one good piggy deserves another. This time a paper mache “Zombie Piggy”. Wonderful wonderful!

Finally, here is Nicole’s paper mache “Mini-Moose.” All terrific!

Here is Michelles paper mache snake. Very nice!

And here paper mache Owl! Excellent!

This is Austin Robinson’s first paper mache project, a Lion’s Head. I love the mane!

Jane Lennon mades wonderful paper mache pieces. They are also waterproof, a very difficult thing to accomplish with paper mache. Here is “Meat and Greet” Jane is out of Australia.

Karen made a paper mache throne. What a great idea! A few views.

Karens paper mache throne with footstool

Marc with his paper mache “Griffin Monster” costume. Love it!

Lisa made this turtle with Celuclay. The detail is simply amazing I think!

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Halloween Paper Mache

I love Halloween. But when I was writing my book “Papier Mache Monsters” I was very resistant to my editor’s request to make a “Halloween” section. Specifically, they wanted a paper mache pumpkin and a paper mache Vampire. I resisted because I didn’t want people to think it was a Halloween book. I think monsters and other fantasy creatures are great, year-round projects. But I gave in when I was told that a major book chain would be interested only if it had a Halloween section. That was going to be their “hook” to sell the book. So strange. So I made these projects for the book, although the Gargoyle ended up getting left out. Poor Gargoyle!

I have to say that because I was given this task I ended up creating one of my favorite paper mache projects. Below is “Fab Frank”, my interpretation of the ageless Frankenstein monster. I wanted more a lounge-lizard look. So I gave him a suede coat and some nice “bling” (the pad lock and the bolt above the eye). Perhaps you have met someone like this. Oh….and he has human teeth (I have dentist friends).