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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!

Look at this fabulous dragon made by Josh Scott! Wonderful detail and personality! Titled “Dr Love“

Here is a great fox created by Judi Brereton. It was inspired by a fox family that visited her at her home with one particular fox who would steal household items. Wonderful piece!

Here is Brock Flotta’s “Ghidorah the dragon from outer space.” Fantastic! Very difficult to get multi-headed creatures to look right. Great job!

Below is Reagan Fallesen’s first dragon. What a magnificent one it is! Fantastic!

This is Hannah’s third dragon. She has become a dragon master! What a beauty this is!

And this deserves a close-up of the face. So sweet!

This is Grace’s first paper mache project. And it is magnificent!

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!

And here is another fantastic dragon head from Robert!

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!

Rachel Sarsfield is a great paper mache artist. Her pieces are commentaries on every day life. Here is her latest, “Bus Stop Betty.” Wonderful! You can see more of Rachel’s work if you scroll down the page a little. 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!

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!

Below are a few of Cindy Newbry’s projects. First, a very nice dragon!

Cindy also made this cool puppet.

And another excellent looking piece. Great job Cindy!

Here is Cindy Newbry’s newest project. An amazing multi-piece deep water dragon! Fantastic work!

Here is another great project made by Cindy. Amazing!

This Peter Scott’s cat head. I love cats, and this is wonderful. Better yet, he makes his paper mache projects to raise awareness of cat rescue. Couldn’t be a better cause. To see more of his work, and his rescue efforts, visit, snuzplanet.com

Below is elementary teacher John Rose’s dragon. He made this for a float. Excellent!

Here is another shot of the dragon with his friends. This shows you the scale. Love the costumes too!

Speaking of great dragons, look at the one Chantilly Ortiz made. Really beautiful!

Here are a few of Jonathan Gunter’s “abominations!” Love them! First, the rabbit mask.

Then this thing coming out of the wall. I think “abomination” is a perfect description!

And finally Jonathan’s last abomination. Cool!

Here is Maureen Pitz’s dragon. Wonderful!

From the back. I know how long it takes to add that many scales! Very impressive Maureen!

Below is Bob “the artist” Sigsbury’s pumpkin. What a great theme!

Another great dragon. This made by Darren Whittaker.

Here is a close up of the face. Great colors!

I love this photo. This is “Ramitheen” who soars above the Mineral Springs, Texas High School Library joined by the Readers of the Written Forest Library Club.

Here is Cindy Bushell with her family and her new dragon, “Eracorn”. What a lovely photo!

Here are two pieces of Susanne’s art. First her Tapir…

…and her deer trophy. Beautiful work!

Look at Mimi Nouveau’s paper mache dragon heads. Magnificent!

I really love the teeth! And the colors. Very nice!

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