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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!

This is Teresa Sizemore’s “Templeton”. He got into the candy. This is me on Halloween! Love this piece!

And here is Teresa’s “Homer”. Adorable!

This is Sam, Teresa’s dachshund. Just fantastic!

This deserves a second look. Here is Sam from the front.

Teresa has another dog, Abby. Check out this portrait of both. Wonderful!

Linda Ogden has been making some great paper mache projects! Look at this one! Fun!

And here is Linda’s “Cat Dragon”. Magnificent!

Here is a dragon that Joe made for his daughter. What a great dad!

And here is Joe with his daughter. Cute!

Here are a few great trophies made by Rob Tracey. First is his latest.

And more of Rob’s dragons. Very nice!

And another.

And another!

And yet another great trophy by Rob!

Below is Junior Vieira’s fish. Great job!

And here is Kaitlyn Jordan’s dragon. Excellent work!

Below is Hakan Özcan’s paper mache dragon. Beautiful!

Ellie Taylor teaches art. This is “Fred the Dragon”, a collaboration of her 2016 class. Magnificent!

Fred deserves a close-up.

Ellice Taylor's student's dragon -close up

Here is a dragon trophy made by Raymond Bennett. Beautiful!

And here is Ray’s second “white dragon” trophy. Excellent!

Here is Raymond’s Red dragon!

And Raymond’s version of Game of Thrones Drogon. Great!

Yehonathan (and his dad Alon) made this mask for the festival of Purim. Wonderful job!

Below is Sarah Reynold’s first paper mache trophy. Amazing!

Sarah certainly didn’t stop here. Check out the Jabba the Hut she made for a church event (based upon Star Wars). Amazing!

And here is a shark Sarah just finished. Very cool!

Speaking of cool trophies…look at this unusual one made by Bill Bradley.

And here is a project Bill refurbished to give to his mum. This is “Bradley”. Crazy!

Bill also made this very cool mask!

And here is a great project Dana Douin. It’s called, “Psst, I´m a birdbath.” Love it!

Here is Uwe Morgenstern’s cat, “Moritz.” Adorable

Uwe also makes dragons. This one is “Thyzon”

Uwe Morgenstern's paper mache dragon "Thyzon"

And here is another of Uwe’s dragons.

You can see more of Uwe’s projects on page 31.

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Your Paper Mache – Page 28

I’m always thrilled when people use my books and videos and to make something they love. Here are some more photos of paper mache art people have sent to me. If you would like me to post your photos, send them to me at, dan@gourmetpapermache.com. Enjoy!

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

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

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

Here is Riley with Dino. Perfect!

Michelle McClain’s made a great paper cache face!

Along with a parrot she made. Great work!

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

Next is “Miss Meow”

And Moni’s “Ermine”

And her “Chameleon”

Oh yes, she made a bulldog as well!

Finally, Moni made this excellent “Dodo”

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

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

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

And here is Grace with her monster. Wonderful.

Here is Meredith’s first dragon. Very nice!

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

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

Look at Hayley’s “Cycloptosaurus”. Adorable.

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

This is Andrew Jackson

And paper mache Martin Van Burant.

And finally Thomas Jefferson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Renee’s cute little dragon.

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

This is my friend Nacho’s dragon. Wonderful!

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

This is Jeremy’s excellent robot!

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

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

Two last dragons. Donna with her great trophy!

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

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

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

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

The first is called, “Isis”

Here is her breast cancer “Armor”

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

Your Paper Mache – Page 27

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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Your Paper Mache – Page 26

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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Your Paper Mache – Page 25

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!

I want to start with my friend and fellow artist, Matt, aka “Nubbie.” He’s been making some great art. I love the size and attitude of his projects. Let’s start with his dragons. Here is Matt with his giant dragon trophy! Matt is the one on the left. 🙂

And look at this beauty!

And another, this time his “Wyvern.”

And here is Matt again with this blue woman and another big trophy. So cool!

Finally, Matt also made this cool unicorn.

Here are some amazing paper mache projects made by Carla Shipley’s classes at Hoffmann Lane Elementary School in New Braunfels, Texas. This is “Artemis”.

Carla’s paper mache “Mariposa Bonita.” Very nice!

Below is Tiffany’s trophy, “Millie.” Exceptional.

Check out Sharon Armstrong’s house elves. The first is “Bobbins”. What fun!

Sharons paper mache 2 Bobbins- House Elf (1)

And here is “Doubie”.

And Sharon also made this dragon. Cool!

Sharons paper mache winchester on Halloween 11 107

Kim and Katrina made a couple of paper mache dragons. Here is “Pete.”

And here is “Ruth”. Wonderful!

Here is the first monster made by the Dennis family. Remember, the family that does paper mache together, stays together!

the dennis families paper mache monster2

The dennis family paper mache monster close up

This is Suzy with her first paper mache project/costume, “Billy.” Excellent!

This is Alex’s T-rex along with his son, Girassol. Great piece, and I love this photo!

Okay, so Anita had cancer. Her two friends Makayla and Madison made some cancer fighting paper mache monsters. Perfect!

Here is Meike’s first dragon. Great job!

And here is Meike’s second dragon, a trophy this time. Really great!

Lisa has been doing some great paper mache work. Here are some of her projects. First, the bear.

And her fish.

And her giraffe. Wonderful projects.

Below is Jerry’s paper mache “Mean-n-Green” monster. Fun!

jerry and lindsay paper mache Mean-n-Green

And this is Lindsay’s monster with cat, Allie. Lindsay is Jerry’s daughter. You know what they say…”The family that makes monsters together….(well, you know the rest).” Delightful.

Here is Lee’s paper mache ET. A perfect rendition. And the finger and chest light up.

This is Jerry Phelans paper mache “Peep Eater”.

You need a close up of this. So fun!

Jerry has been at it again. Look at his newest project called “Gladiators Who Cook!” Funny!

Jerry Phelan's paper mache "Gladiators who cook"

This is Tracie’s paper mache bust. Just beautiful!

I love this paper mache rabbit made by Jo Schaefer. Magnificent!

This deserves another look. Lovely.

Finally, this is Charlene’s paper mache “Luis Gluton” (a.k.a. Luis the Glutto). Excellent.

You have to see the tongue close up. Look at the texture on the tongue. And cool drool too!

charlenes paper mache luis gluton tongue

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Various Paper Mache projects

I’m going to use this page to put a few projects that don’t fit into other categories. I’ll start with this little paper mache baby dragon.

Paper Mache Baby

Your Paper Mache – Page 24

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!

Rachel Sarsfield is a terrific artist! She has been sending me photos for a long time. I love each project! Below you will see quite a few. The first is her most recent masterpiece, obviously based upon the Predator concept. She called this one, “Fred the Head.” Excellent!

Here is one of my favorites of Rachel’s. It’s also one of her oldest. 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 Rachel’s fantastic Mariachis!

Here is Rachel’s latest… “Marcie” as in ‘Lady of Marseilles’. Wonderful!

And here’s Marcie from the back.

Rachel has been at it again. This time she chose to create Arnold Schwarzenegger! She noted how much clay it took just for the muscles on the arm. And love the shiny surface,! “Arnie” never looked so good! So fun!

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!

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Your Paper Mache – page 22

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!

I have to start with Jack. I love this photo. After watching my Paper Mache Sea Dragon video he decided to make his own mother dragon with baby. I think he did a magnificent job!

Below is Ailyn Nannig’s paper mache dragon. Look at the size of this! What a great piece!

It deserves a close-up. So cool!

My friend Janet is an Advanced Calculus teacher by day. By night she makes monsters! Both are important life skills!

She just finished her first dragon trophy. Excellent!

She got a hold of my “Make Something Ugly” book. It described a project with heads in a jar. Janet decided to make some.

Adorable. Below are more of Janet’s paper mache art. A basic Screamer! Cute

Janet’s pterodactyl in a cage.

Her fish (in a plastic block)

Her Screamer martini! So fun

And another magnificent dragon.

Janet has been at it again. This time a three headed dragon. Photos just don’t do this justice. She designed circuitry for this so that the eyes light up in all three heads, and they also cycle through different colors! Just amazing.

Below is Robert Bunker’s paper mache “expired ouphe” (mummified Fairy). Very cool!

This is Trevor’s first paper mache dragon head. Very nice!

And check out the paper mache costume Rebecca Brissette’s made for her horse! Yes, it’s Maleficent! Amazing. Love her costume too. And I love the photo.

Below is Miguels’ paper mache dragon trophy. He named it “Shenron”. The eyes light up as well. Cool!

This is different…. look at Bryan’s paper mache “Santa Cruz Skate Hand”. Very nice!

Here is another of Bryan’s paper mache art pieces. Love the eyes in the hands of this monster!

Here is another great paper mache dragon trophy, this time made by Casey. Excellent job!

My friend Don Hagemeyer has been making great paper mache art for a while now. Look at his “Bird Eater”

And here is one of Don’s Screamers.

And Don’s paper cache “Frog.” Very cute!

It’s the Christmas season and Don made an adorable little snowman for his niece Layla. His name is “Olaf.” Wonderful gift.

This is Shawn’s paper mache dragon trophy. Beautiful!

Below Bryan Kyle’s paper mache mask. He just finished it for Halloween. Wonderful!

Kamila Plicha is from Poland. Here is her first paper mache dragon. Love the colors!

Kamila also made this fantastic mask! Lovely!

Here is Seth Bleeker’s paper mache dragon. Very nice job!

Here is Paul Disdle’s paper mache dragon trophy. Very nice job!

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Your Paper Mache – Page 21

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

Ben is a friend from Australia. He does great paper mache work. Here a few example. First, his latest three. Look at this trophy! Magnificent!

And Ben’s full dragon. Wow!

And he makes great dinosaurs. Look at this!

Speaking of dinosaurs, here is one of Ben’s earlier pieces.

And another of his dragons. Really wonderful work Ben!

This is Pene Steven’s paper mache dragon. I love the photo!

Speaking of dragons, here is Phillip Stone’s paper mache baby dragon. Very cute!

Here is something different! Sheri Tamaddon made this paper mache monster on this staircase. So fun!

Then Sheri made this chair. I love the melted look!

Victoria lives in Mexico, a country rich in paper mache history. This is her “Chinelo on parade”

This is Richelle Gardner with her paper mache dragon head. Fantastic!

Look at Marie Morrison’s paper mache werewolf! She calls him, appropriately, “Harry”. This is really amazing!

Below is Heath Lambert’s paper mache dragon. Very nicely done.

And here is another of Heath’s dragons. This time a trophy.

Heath just finished another trophy. Wonderful work!

Paper mache has long been used for political statements. Check out Elise Reed’s paper mache “Scalia pinata”

I love a great photograph. Below is Lisa Albien’s paper mache dragon, in context. So cool!

And here is another dragon of Lisa’s.

Now this is a show stopper. Bonnie made this paper mache horse head named “chrome'”. It sits on top of a full sized horse topiary in her yard. Wonderful!

Below is Etienne’s paper mache mask. Great!

Jens Schmidt made this paper mache dragon. Here it is with his son. Very nice!

Look at Ben’s paper mache T-rex. Outstanding!

Ben also made this excellent paper mache dragon. Wonderful!

And here is another great dragon made by Rebecca Nichols. Fantastic job!

Here is a close-up.

Below is Jason Sluder’s paper mache dragon. Another wonderful dragon!

This is Doug Ferrin’s paper mache Bat-Devil Girl! Very nice!

Sue Guildford has been working hard on her paper mache. She has made some delightful dragons…

…as well as this crazy chicken- like thing.

Sue teaches kids how to view trash as potential art (a subject close to my heart considering the title of my monster book)! You can see what she is up to here.

James Osterberg decided to try his hand at paper and cloth mache “about a year ago” (he tells me). That’s astounding considering what he has made in that time. Fantastic work! Check out …

“Hambone” I love this piece.

And this beautiful little dragon.

Make sure you check out more of Jame’s work on his website, Studio Osterberg and his blog.

Here is Heidi’s paper mache monster. Adorable

Below is Josh’s paper mache Angler Fish. Magnificent!

PS. The eyes light up!

Look at Isabel’s (age 8) paper mache lizard. Fabulous!

Fernando is a friend of mine who lives in Puerto Rico. He used my videos and book to make his own Drogon from Game of Thrones. In fact, he has a girlfriend who looks like Daenerys! Here they are together.

fernandos girlfriend with paper mache dragon2

He also used the techniques to make this dragon mask. Great work!

Here is a float made by Rolf. He lives in the Netherlands. Check out the grasshopper and the caterpillar! They are made with expanded polystyrene.

This is Ana’s first paper mache dragon. I think it’s amazing! His name is “Cacharrito”

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Your Paper Mache – Page 20

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.