I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
This is Oliver (the nice looking one) from Australia. He decided to make something terrifying! And he got it! Oliver wants you to meet “Thinnamie”. Perfection!
Here are some wonderful projects that Veronique Smeulders made to hang where she works, in a home for the elderly in Belgium. She thought the decorations would brighten their day. Sounds like they did that and more! It helped bring the artist out in Veronique! The projects are magnificent.
First, this very cool head! Great textures!
Another of Veronique’s fantastic trophies!
And still another. Excellent projects! What nice pieces of art for her clients!
This is Rob’s latest dragon head. What a fantastic piece! Great colors and lots of personality!
This is Scott Lander’s crazy cloth mache head! Excellent!
This is Jonas’ first paper mache dragon. Magnificent!
And Jonas’ son, Hans, made his own dragon trophy! Wonderful job!
Hans just finished another dragon. Wonderful!
An here is another great dragon by Jonas. He is called “Nidhug”
And here is a photo in the dark showing the lights inside Nidhug. Fabulous!
And this is Jonas’ latest Blue dragon. Wonderful as always!
Here are two paper mache projects made by Karla Gabriela Gutierrez. You might recognize the first. It is a Skeksis from the Dark Crystal movie! Fantastic! The second is Karla’s dragon. Excellent!
And here is Karla’s fantastic dragon
This is Tamara Nelson’s “Man Eating Plant.” Magnificent! I love this project. So detailed. Beautiful in ever way!
I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
Katie Glenn Trusiak made this fantastic dragon for Halloween! What an amazing piece of art! What lucky neighbors! Here are some photos of the dragon in the day and the night. Wonderful!
Michael Esker finished his first dragon. Excellent! You can see videos showing him making this project here.
William Wehmeier made this incredible two headed dragon! What a great job!
Look at this fantastic Halloween project Suzanne Matthews made for her grandson. Fantastic!
Here are some really fun projects. They are made by Joe and they are titled, “Joe Jr 1, 2, and 3”. So much fun!
And here is Joe’s newest Joe Jr! So cute!
And four more “Joes”. Joe has been busy!
Judi Brereton from Umbria Italy says she has a “crazy house”. It is filled with wonderful paper mache animals! Here are a few of them. Excellent work!
Here is Judi’s latest project, a great bull!
Look at this adorable little dragon! This was a project made by Beatriz and son, Jo Jo. What a wonderful piece!
Another view
Eric Garard is an artist who has added paper mache to his tool kit. Below are some of his wonderful projects! First his “Butterfly totem.”
And here is the totem with lights on! Great job!
And check out Eric’s “Jack Skelinton” wreath! Excellent!
Look at Eric’s Giant Black Widow! Perfect for Halloween!
Here is Sabra Overby’s first paper mache dragon. Magnificent!
Steven Lewis and his family are making paper mache projects together. And they are terrific! Steven’s project involved using his own hair! First is his shrunken heads on a stick. So great!
From the side
Steven’s daughter, Ariel, also made a shrunken head. Wonderful!
From the side
And here is Steven’s other daughter, Leah, put a multi-colored haired monster on her stick. So great!
Here is Lori cole’s eagle. What a great piece of art!
another view
Below is Janet Post’s new dragon. Fantastic!
From another angle
Cass Gordon is an amazing paper mache artist! Unbelievably, she is only 15 years old! You can see here work on her YouTube channel here. Here are a few of her amazing dragons! First a “Volcano Dragon”
And look at the fantastic multi-eyed dragon!
Here, an excellent “Sea Dragon” made by Cass.
And another green dragon.
And look at Cass’ “Feral Hog!” Wonderful works!
Zuzana_Sittková made her first dragon trophy. Fantastic! If you’d like to see some of her process photos go here.
A close up of the mouth!
Here are two great dragons made by Duane Berry! A fantastic red one he made for his mother (lucky mom!)…
…and a green one inspired by Game of Thrones. Excellent!
The photos on these pages are almost exclusively made of paper mache. But Karen Kingsley’s dragon deserves recognition even though it is made of Pal Tia, a paper and cement product that can be be used for outdoor sculptures. Look at this fantastic dragon she made after adding tile work to the Pal Tia structure! Karen teamed up with another paper mache friend of mine, Diane Sorensen, in a dragon-making challenge for charity. Very cool idea! You can see both dragons in process here.
Here is Ben Hellman’s “Catoblepas” Fantastic! If you’d like to read the fascinating story about the project and what it represents, go here!
Sara Hospador has been experimenting with paper mache bowls. Here is a photo showing the progression and a couple of finished projects. Excellent!
Below is Lynette’s wonderful “Blue Dragon!” Very nice!
Here is “Opal the Dragon” made by Lynette and Hazel. Fantastic!
And here is Opal with the lights on!
Look at this beautiful project titled “The eagle has landed” by Jon Keller. Magnificent!
And here is Jon’s latest, “The Doggie!” What a great piece!
And here is Jon’s dragon, “Black Sabel”. Excellent!
And Jon’s “The Mighty Ant”. Fantastic as always!
And a terrific new project called “The Lion Sleeps Tonight!” Just gorgeous!
And here is Jon! A paper mache “selfie” made by Jon. Excellent!
Here is Andy Slater’s magnificent dragon! Great job!
And here is Andy’s dragon mounted from the ceiling of a very cool room!
Check out MitchTheCreator’s “Cacodemon” (from the game Doom Eternal). Fantastic! Mitch shared his steps on his Instructable’s page.
Here is another view
Mitch’s “Leonopteryx” from the movie Avatar. Beautiful!
I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos to make something they love. Makes me feel like a grandpa to these projects. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!
Here are a couple wonderful projects made by Gill Heritage. The first is her wyvern (a dragon with arms aside from the wings). Under that is her “Goats and Troll at the Well.” What fun!
Look at this adorable little monster made by Eric van Vugt! Wonderful!
A closer look at this mischievous face!
This is Juliane Block’s cute little monster! Just adorable. If you’d like to see a great little video just click on the photo!
Below is a fabulous monster made by Maxime Dénommé. Great work!
And here is also a dragon trophy made by Maxime. Wonderful!
Check out Patti Shirley’s six and a half foot tall alien! Excellent! And a perfect display! (You can see more of Shirley’s paper mache on page 35!)
Rychie Floyd made a great gift for his daughter! She made a drawing that she said was like him, and then he turned the drawing into a paper mache project! This is “Smug.” What fun!
Gordon is using his own techniques to great effect! Below are four of his excellent works!
Visit Gordon’s website for more information about his art, here.
First is “Leaping”
And “Hummingbird Moth”. These are very large!
And this is “Pelican King. ” It is a smaller piece.
And finally “Scorpion Snake”. All great works!
This is Hannah Wilson’s first paper mache dragon, a little baby! What a beauty it is!
Here is Hannah’s latest dragon, a darker one. Beautiful!
Bill Stringer is making some excellent paper mache dragon trophies! Here is Bill with Vol-Arynn (red dragon) and Lapil-Rim (the blue dragon). You can see more on Bill’s Facebook page.
A close-up of “Lapil-Rim” Great job!
Here is Bill’s “Cern-Uannos”. Great horns!
And another green dragon!
Finally, this is Bill with “Flutterix”, a project he made for a sick little girl. It doesn’t get any nicer than that!
This is Florentyna Leow’s “Amabie” which represents a supernatural spirit in Japan. Excellent work! You can read about the making of this project on a newsletter, here.
Check out Marc Tsakiris’ amazing version of “Tik-Tok Crok!” Just beautiful work!
I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos 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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
Below is Andreea Lorga and Mahak Juneja’s “Scary Cougar”
And last but not least, Ahad Aziz and Annabel Lofts’ Pheonix. Congratulations to all of the students in the class!
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!
And here is another piece of Barbara’s. Very nice!
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.
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”
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 Mike Murphy’s paper mache “Audrey”. Great!
Mike also made this Marlin. He based it upon the one in the house on the Adam’s Family TV show. Fantastic!
Below are a few of Rachel’s paper mache projects. Here is one of my favorites. It’s called the “Three Wise Gollums”
Here is Rachel’s cute little dragon.
Below is another piece by Rachel, a very cute monkey with hat.
This is Rachel’s Billy Bob
Also Rachel’s paper mache “Arthur Pendragon”. Adorable.
Here a few of Rache’s fantastic Mariachis!
Here is Rachel’s latest… “Marcie” as in ‘Lady of Marseilles’. Wonderful!
And here’s Marcie from the back.
Here is Siebe Vu’s first paper mache dragon trophy. Very nice job!
Here is a project made by the art class run by Bryan Medina Mr Hill. It won an award at an exhibition. Congratulations!
This is Que Bigg’s paper mache dragon. Wonderful. Look at those scales!
Now this is something amazing. Paolo Orlando’s made a paper mache Empire State Building. That is astounding enough. But then he made two paper mache dragons climbing it! If you look closely you can see Spider Man attempting to capture one of them. Really cool!
Another look.
And a close up.
Here are a few of Jolene De Swardt’s paper mache projects. First, a great dragon!
Next, a cool paper mache mask! And then a great “Angry Birds” pinata.
Check out John Daly’s paper mache Praying mantis costume that he made for his son! What a lucky kid!
This is Heath Lambert’s paper mache dragon trophy. If you look closely you will see metal parts because it is a Terminator dragon. Very cool!
And here is another of Heath’s dragons. Wonderful!
This is Kelly Mazzeo’s paper mache “Toothless”. Perfect rendition!
Look at Inga Aleknaviciute’s giant, paper mache white bear. This is one of two. They are in Watermill Center, NY. Wonderful!
This is Mattie Sue Athan’s paper mache project she calls “Head Shot”. Beautiful!
And here is Mattie Sue’s mask. Very cool indeed!
And here is David Syer’s dragon! Nice!
Below is Castelletti Carla’s paper mache Halloween project. Kid’s will be running by this house!
While I’m thinking of Halloween, here is a paper mache mask made by Brandon Jackson. So fun!
Here is another great dragon made by Craig Jameson. Excellent job!
Craig decided to take a break from making dragons to make this amazing Jackolantern. Fantastic!
And another really great dragon trophy. This by Arnd Willmann. The eyes light up! I love these colors!
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!
Look at these two beautiful pieces made by Chris Riccio. The first is called “Crimson Angel”
And the next is called “Stone Angel”. If you’d like to see more of Chris’ work, visit her on Facebook.
Here are a few very cool paper mache masks made by people.
First, Theresa De Hoyos’ “Big bad wolf” and that’s her daughter Dana as Little Red Riding Hood. Wonderful!
And Zachary Jackson Brown’s paper mache mask. Fantastic!
And here is Zach’s new project! Excellent!
Remember the video game Zelda? Here is Ethan Brett’s “Majora’s Mask.” Very nice!
And look at Dave Meyer’s Cthulu costume! Fantastic mask!
Speaking of great costumes, check out Benjamin Baugh’s elaborate costume. This is obviously from Jim Henson’s “Dark Crystal” movie. In fact, if you want to see this in motion, look at Benjamin’s video on Youtube of this costume.
Below is Frank Carrillo’s paper mache dragon. Beautiful!
Here it is with another of Frank’s dragons.
And here is Frank’s latest dragon (with his son Kobe). Wonderful!
