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!
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!
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!
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 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!
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 Duain Kelaart’s Animatronic Sea Dragon. It is really fantastic. Operates with motion in front of it. I can’t put the on this post, but you can see it in YouTube, here. You can see more of Duain’s excellent projects lower on the page. And you can see a lot more information on his website, here.
Here is Ivona Velinovskis’ first paper mache dragon. Beautiful job!
And here is Ivona with her dragon. A great match!
And here is Ivona’s newest project. Love the lights. Love the attitude of the animal! Beautiful!
Check out Jeff Mongloux paper mache dragon! Jeff is on the left. 🙂 Excellent!
This is Duain Kelaart’s paper mache dragon. Very nice job! Check out his Youtube channel, “DK Arts.”
And Duain has made another fantastic Animatronic Sea Dragon! Excellent work! So great in fact that it was featured in a book and website that you can see here.
Here is Duain’s latest project. This is his Chupacabra – Gargoyle Hybrid. Just fantastic!
Here is Duain’s halloween project this year. A fantastic Werewolf! You can see a photo progression on Youtube, here, https://youtu.be/VcTL4m7VxOw
Another great project by Duain. A lovely mixture of 2 and 3D. Great work as always!
And here is Duain’s newest 2D/3D masterpiece! You can see a video of this build here.
Agnes Klein-Orban is a paper mache artist living in Vienna. Below are three of her wonderful pieces, three beautiful women!
Here is a great “water dragon” trophy made by Maygan Frederick. Fantastic!
Here are some terrific sculptures made by Nareth Fernández. First, two great owls!
And look at Nareth Fernández’s dragon and cool monsters head! Excellent!
Here is Mark McCauley’s first dragon. Fantastic!
Check out Kim Wendelin’s great dragon trophy! This on her first attempt! Excellent!
Here is Tamaka Bailey’s eagle. What a great project!
Here is Uwe Luckhardt with his second paper mache dragon head! You know what they say about two heads being better than one! Excellent job!
This is “Craig’s Ice Dragon.” This is fairly large project, about 2 meters tall! Very cool!
Below is Kipp’s first paper mache dragon trophy. Magnificent!
This is an ugly, and beautiful, little monster named “Burp” made by Barry. I always love a good monster!
And here is Barry’s newest project, his “Terrordactyl”. The project is articulated and the wooden mechanism makes it fly. Excellent!
Speaking of great monsters, my friend Don Hagemeyer has been making them for a while n ow. Here is one who just had a monster-make-over. Meet “Mr Green, Hello Good Bye.” Fantastic!
Here is the first dragon made by Meredith Leopard. Fantastic!
Below are some projects made by paper mache artist Pamela Spiro Wagner. All great! To see more of her work go to her blog, https://arteveryday365.com
Here is “A fanciful Dr Geuss.”
This is “Decorated Betsy”
And Pamela’s “Giant Dream Tortoise”
This a “Life-size paper mâché psychiatrist John Jumoke”. Amazing!
Here is a fantastic display of dragon trophies made by Ross Sprovieri. He made these as a display for his business. A great display indeed!
Justine Pipitone used my videos to make some wonderful trophies for family and friends. Lucky them! Here is Justine with “DeSoto.”
And this is Justine’s “Kratos.”
Heather Forster really loves paper mache. It shows. Here are a few of Heathers wonderful projects!
Elizabeth Mason made her first paper mache dragon, “Argoth the Terrible.” What fun! (That’s Elizabeth with Argoth)
Duane Berry just finished his first dragon. Very nice!
Duane also made this “halfhalf” minion for his son. Lucky!
David O’Gara’s made this fantastic dragon puppet named “Shiela.” Just amazing.
Here is a close-up of Shiela. Great face!
Here is a dragon made by Jools Dumbrell for a theater production on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Very striking!
Look at this great newborn dragon made by Ann Wright. So cute!
Anne MacKinnon made this wonderful dragon named “Audry III.” Love the paint job on this! Just excellent!
Here is another great dragon Sandra Bäumler made using one of my books! Love the movement of this piece!
Guido Reuter watched my dragon trophy video and made this excellent “Firedragon” for himself. Really great job!
Catriona’s made this great head dress of a snapping turtle! So cool!
Here is George Chave’s first paper mache dragon. Fantastic! Wonderful energy in this one.
Magda lives in Poland. After watching some of my videos she decided to make some of her own projects. Below is her dragon trophy, and under that, her “White Dragon” costume. Excellent job!
And here is Magda’s newest “Blue Dragon.” excellent once again!
Here is Bert Houbrechts’ little dragon. Lots of personality! Excellent work!
And a few dragon trophies. Below is Alexander Wachsmann’s first paper mache dragon. Very nice job!
This is Marissa Plowden’s “unemployment” dragon (because she made it while between jobs. So great!
Christopher Re has decided to fill his workspace with dragons. He is well on his way with these two excellent trophies!
This is Milton Montaño Rojas’ dragon. Wonderful colors! Very nice dragon!
Hannah Mae Sovinski has been making some great monsters! Here is one of them.
Akhilesh made his son a wonderful paper mache minion! Here it is with his son, Bhaumik.
Koni Lanzius’ made this wonderful dragon, VAKAROS! Beautifully done!
And here is the rider on the dragon. She has her own costume!
Koni has just finished another wonderful piece, this time the Elf King from Lord of the Rings!
Some close-ups….
Thomas Rozek makes GREAT masks! Some are paper mache, some are more mixed media. But they are all very cool. Here are a couple. If you’d like to see more, visit Thomas here.
Check out his Scorpion mask! Two angles.
And Thomas calls this “Casual Friday Mask”. Wonderful!
Janet Davison has made two great dragons (so far!)! They have each won awards at a local state fair! Great job!
Chris Gilbert decided to give his cousin a really cool wedding gift. And he did! Look at the paper mache dragon he made for him! He named it “Prometheus” after a character in Dungeons and Dragons. Fantastic!
Patti Shirley has a wonderful sense of humor. She made this paper mache “PENNYWISE” in order to sneak it into her brother’s bathroom and give him a scare. I guess it worked! It certainly would on me! What a fantastic rendition!
Patti has just finished this fantastic rendition of “Groot.” Excellent!
Shannon Gray decided to make her son, Evan a great Halloween costume. So she made this “‘Sorceror Dragon” for him! Fabulous! What a lucky kid (and talented mom)!
Jeanne Greenleaf made this incrdible “DragonChicken!” Love the expression!
Jeanne has also made a number of excellent fish! A sample below. Great work!
Check out this fantastic dragon trophy made by Marko Salomäki! Love the textures and colors. Excellent job!
If you like Tolkien, you’ll enjoy this dragon! This is Maygan’s version of Smaug over the Lonely Mountain. Fantastic!
A closer look is warranted, especially the fire that she added!
Nipsolass Clark has been making some great masks the last couple of years. Here is his fabulous gremlin mask! Wonderful!
And here is Nipsolass’ Triceratops mask! Incredible!
And Nipsolass finished a couple more fantastic masks before Halloween. Check out this dinosaur/dragon mask!
And this very strange character!
Look at this adorable photo of Alex holding her first paper mache dragon sculpture! (She had some help making the dragon from mom, Jessica) Wonderful!
Bill Wehmeier made a great paper mache dragon for his Halloween display this year. It is about 5 feet tall! Fantastic!
Below are some excellent dragons made by Gord Merritt. First are a couple of wonderful babies!
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!
