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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!

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!

terry camps paper mache cecil at cambria nursery

Another fair, and another great project from Terry! Magnificent!

Terry Camp's newest paper mache

And here are a couple of Terry’s newest projects.  First, a tribute to Diana.   Wonderful!

Terry Camp's tribute to Diana

And another tribute to Hispanic Women.   Great work as always from Terry!

Terry Camp's tribure to Hispanic culture (for in front of candy store)

Terry has just sent me his latest masterpiece.   It’s called “Fight Like A Girl!”   Perfect title.  Another amazing project!

“Fight Like A Girl” Terry Camp

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.

Bradley Pierce's Vesper

And here are a couple of Bradley’s other dragons.   Excellent work!

bradley-pierces-paper-mache-dragon-trophy

Bradley Pierce's new dragon

Meera Schuhmann made this amazing dragon with some preschool kids.  That must have been fun to watch!

Meera Schuhmann's dragon with preschool kids

Cathy Price made this great trophy (with some help from her son, Finn).   Wonderful!

Cathy Price's paper mache dragon trophy

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's small dragonEd's little monster

Ed's weight lifterEd's little devil front view

Ed just finished this amazing bug!  Wonderful!

Ed's paper mache bug

Ed just finished this wonderfully whimsical pitcher!   Love it!

ed b pitcher Ed B's paper mache pitcher

Here is Lukáš Gavenda’s first dragon trophy.  Love it!  (great against that green wall!)

Luka's paper mache dragon trophy

Here is Anna with her dragon.  Wonderful!

Anna's dragon-close up Anna's paper mache dragon

Here is a trophy made by Mike Adams (to go with his weapon collection).   Beautiful!

Mike Adam's paper mache dragon trophy

Here is another project of Mike’s.  Quite the creature!

Mike Adam's monster

Angie Saltman said she would make a dragon for her son’s room.  Boy did she!  Wonderful!

Angie Saltman's paper mache dragon

Along the same line…Lincoln Whisler made this costume made for his son.  It is based upon Little Hanzo.  Fantastic!

Lincoln Whisler's costume made for his son

Here is Nicolas Rammell’s first dragon.  Very nicely done!

Nicolas Rammell's paper mache dragon

And here is Nic’s second dragon, a trophy. Also wonderful!

Nicolas Rammell's dragon

Below is Claudia Yolanda Bujalesky’s first paper mache dragon.  Excellent job!

Claudia Yolanda Bujalesky's paper mache dragon

Here is Stephanie Turic’s first paper mache dragon.  Excellent!  Had to post the cute photo with Stephanie too.

Stephanie Turic's first paper mache dragon 2 Stephanie Turic's first paper mache dragon.

Stephanie also made this cute little monster!

Stephanie Turic's paper mache monster

And here is a great first dragon made by Joachim Oberhage.  Very nice job!

Joachim Oberhage's paper mache dragon

And here is his second dragon.   Beautiful!

Jochen Oberhage's dragon

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!

Uwe Morgenstern's likeness of Peter

Here a couple, more recent, projects made by Uwe.   First is Ganesha.  Great!

Uwe Morgenstern's Ganesha

And here is Uwe’s cool cat!

Uwe Morgenstern's cat

And here is Uwe’s man with a cigar.  Fun!

Uwe Morgenstern's man with cigar

Uwe has been making more great art!  Here is one for Halloween!  Great face!

Uwe Morgenstern's pumpkin

Here is an excellent tree demon from Uwe!

Uwe Morgenstern's demon in a tree

I love this next one, a soccer loving cat.  Uwe has his own way of celebrating his favorite club!

Uwe Morgenstern's soccer loving cat

And another project by Uwe.  Excellent!

Uwe morganstern's face in frame

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!

Erica Everhart's "Lena"

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”.

Dom Buxton's Mungo

And here is Dom’s “Rufus”

Dom Buxton's Rufus

Here is a dragon made by Josenilson Silva. Beautiful

Josenilson Silvas paper mache dragon

Speaking of dragons….check out the one in John Devayne’s front yard!  Very cool!

John Devaynes Dragon

Look at Leslie Haugen’s paper mache fish!  Lovely!

Leslie Haugen's paper mache fish

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.

maria colemans paper mache

And below is a few more project made by Maria.  First a lamb, and a little monster.

maria-colemans-paper-mache-lambMaria Colemans paper mache monster

And here is Maria’s fish and a project in progress.

Maria Colemans-FishMaria Colemans paper mache project

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!

terry camps paper mache cecil at cambria nursery

Below are two excellent dragons made by Veronika Czebes.  Very nice!

veronika-czebes-paper-mache-dragon2 veronika-czebes-paper-mache-dragon

And here is another cool trophy.  This is Juan Carlos’ “Rexy”.  Wonderful!

juan-carlos-paper-mache-rexy

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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!

Judith Wade's paper mache dragon

 

Here is Марфа Корякина’s dragon.  Love this photo!

Марфа Корякина dragon

And here is another piece by Марфа.  Really great!

Марфа Корякина's newest

Finally, Марфа’s latest works

Марфа's paper mache wolfman Марфа's paper mache seadragon

 

 

This is John Cooper’s “Snaggletooth”.  Yes, those are real horns!  Very nice work!

John Cooper's "Snaggletooth"

Below is Dani (Rhea McCullough) and her little Drogon.    Perfect!

dany and drogon (Rhea McCullough)

Lisa Albien made this excellent dragon.  He lives in the woods.

Lisa Albien's paper mache dragon

Here is Sarah Handel’s first paper mache dragon.  Fantastic!

Sarahs paper mache Dragon

Shauntelle Thompson’s made a unicorn for daughter Sophie.  Here they are.  What a lucky girl!

shauntelle Thompson's unicorn with Sophie

 

Check out David Wood’s paper mache totem!  Amazing!

david Wood's paper mache totem

And here is David’s first project, a dragon trophy.   Very nice.

avid's paper mache Dragon Head

Chelsea just started making dragon trophies.  Here are her first two.   Beautiful!

chelsea's dragons

 

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.

Helen_Köhler's dragon

And here is Helen’s second dragon.   He loves to climb trees!

Helen_Köhler's second dragon

 

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.

Rich Helm's paper mache "Wilburine"

Below is Karin Stern’s first paper cache dragon. Beautiful!
Karin Stern's first paper mache dragon
And here is a great piece of art made by Brian Hendricks.  Excellent!
Brian Hendricks' paper mache art

 

 

Here is my friend, João Carlos’ first paper mache dragon trophy.  Beautiful job!

João_Carlos' paper mache dragon

And below is João Carlos’ second trophy, a deer head.  Excellent!

João Carlos' paper mache deer head

João continues to be very busy making art.  Look at his new works below!  First, João with his new dragon trophy.

João with his new dragon trophy

And another.. his blue Tiamat dragon.

João CarlosBlue Tiamat

And here is João’s angler fish and wolfman! Amazing!

João with his angler fishJoão's wolfman

João made this chalice as a commission.  Very cool!

João chalice

 

 

 

Below is Darmoyo Ramli with his dragon.  Great work!

Terima Kashish's paper mache dragon

 

Here is Cheri Rose’s first paper mache dragon.  Wonderful job!  Love the colors.

Cheri Rose's paper mache dragon

 

 

This is Dan Wolff’s dragon trophy.  Excellent!

Dan Wolff's paper mache dragon

And this is Dan’s “Opus”.  I love this piece!

Dan Wolff opus

And here are some of Dan’s masks.  Very cool!

Dan Wolff's paper mache masks

 

Kyle Breske’s also decided to do some paper mache.  Here he is with his excellent dragon!  Kyle is on the left  🙂

Kyle Breske's paper mache dragon

 

Coleen Johnston has made some very nice paper mache art.  Here is here baby dragon emerging from the egg! Splendid!

Coleen Johnston's paper mache dragon- baby

And here is Coleen’s dragon trophy.  Excellent.

Coleen Johnston's paper mache dragon trophy

 

Below is some of Fabiano Pimentel’s paper mache art.   First, a dragon.

Fabiano Pimentel's paper mache3

And this great clown!

Fabiano Pimentel's paper mache2

Finally, Fabiano’s fantastic pin head!

Fabiano Pimentel's paper mache

 

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 Chloe's paper mache monster

Abby and Nathan’s

abby and Nathan's paper mache monster

Aliya and Bella’s

Aliya and Bella's paper mache monster

Bre and Behah’s

Bre and Behah's paper mache monster

Finally, Charlotte and Samantha’s.    Congratulations all!

Charlotte and Samantha's paper mache monster

 

 

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

"monstro" by Emily Metruck

Jessica House’s “Jerome”

Jessica House's "Jerome"

“Lounge Lizard” by Ryan Sullivan

"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!

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

Teresa Sizemore's paper mache Templeton
And here is Teresa’s “Homer”.   Adorable!
Teresa sizemore's paper mache Homer
This is Sam, Teresa’s dachshund.  Just fantastic!
Teresa Sizemore's dachshund sam3
This deserves a second look.  Here is Sam from the front.

Teresa Sizemore's dachshund sam2

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

Teresa Sizemore's Sam and Abby

 

 

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

Linda Ogden's paper mache project

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

Linda Ogden's paper mache "cat:dragon"

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

Joe's paper mache dragon

And here is Joe with his daughter.  Cute!

Joe, his daughter and dragon

 

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

Rob Tracey's paper mache dragon

And more of  Rob’s dragons.   Very nice!
rob's paper mache dragon

And another.

robs newest paper mache dragon

And another!

rob's paper mache dragon2

And yet another great trophy by Rob!

Robert Tracey's paper mache dragon

 

 

Below is Junior Vieira’s fish.  Great job!
Junior Vieira's paper mache fish

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

Kaitlyn Jordan's dragon

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

Hakan Özcan's paper mache dragon

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

Ellice Taylor's student's dragon
Fred deserves a close-up.
Ellice Taylor's student's dragon -close up

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

Raymond Bennett 's paper mache trophy
And here is Ray’s second “white dragon” trophy.  Excellent!
ray bennett's paper mache white dragon
Here is Raymond’s Red dragon!
raymond-bennetts-paper-mache-dragon2
And Raymond’s version of Game of Thrones Drogon.  Great!
Rayond Bennett's Drogon

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

Yehonathan (and Alon) paper mache mask

 

Below is Sarah Reynold’s first paper mache trophy. Amazing!
Sarah Reynold's paper mache trophy
Sarah certainly didn’t stop here.  Check out the Jabba the Hut she made for a church event (based upon Star Wars).  Amazing!

sara reynold's paper mache jabba

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

sarah reynold's paper mache shark

 

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

Bill's paper mache dragon trophy

 

 

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

Bill's mum's paper mache project Bradley

Bill also made this very cool mask!

Bill's paper mache head

 

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

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

Uwe Morgenstern's cat "Moritz"
Uwe also makes dragons.  This one is “Thyzon”
Uwe Morgenstern's paper mache dragon "Thyzon"
And here is another of Uwe’s dragons.
Uwe Morgenstern's dragon
You can see more of Uwe’s projects on page 31.

 

 

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.
Steve Ball's paper mache Screamer
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!
DinoRiley
Michelle McClain’s made a great paper cache  face!
Michelle McClain's paper mache face
Along with a parrot she made.  Great work!
Michelle McClain's paper mache parrot
Here are several of Moni’s projects.  All great!  First is “Sloppy Joe”
monis paper mache sloppy joe1
Next is “Miss Meow”
Monis paper mache Miss Meow
And Moni’s “Ermine”monis paper mache ermine
And her “Chameleon”
 monis paper mache chameleon4
Oh yes, she made a bulldog as well!
monis paper mache bulldog1
Finally, Moni made this excellent “Dodo”
monis paper mache 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.

Kim and Katrina's paper mache dragon head

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

natashas paper mache monster

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

camerons paper mache monster

And here is Grace with her monster.  Wonderful.

graces paper mache monster

Here is Meredith’s first dragon.  Very nice!

merediths paper mache dragon

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

teris paper mache stork

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

lindas paper mache pig with cat

Look at Hayley’s “Cycloptosaurus”.  Adorable.

hayleys paper mache Cycloptosaurus

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

This is Andrew Jackson

paper mache Andrew Jackson

And paper mache Martin Van Burant.

paper mache Martin Van Burant

And finally Thomas Jefferson.

paper mache Thomas Jefferson

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

Mr Zack Browns paper mache Two Face

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

paper mache monsters Charlie the Nematode and Bernie the Goblin

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

Pru and Luke and Gus paper mache monsters

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

Kims paper mache Tiger

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

Shaunas paper mache 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.

Robs paper mache dragon Gertrude

And Renee’s cute little dragon.

renees paper mache Dragon

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

renees paper mache teddy dragon 1

This is my friend Nacho’s dragon.   Wonderful!

nachos dragon2

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

indas paper mache Sweet Pea giraffe

This is Jeremy’s excellent robot!

jeremys paper mache robot

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

marilenas paper mache guardian, and Sam

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

kasandras paper mache Dragon

Two last dragons.   Donna with her great  trophy!

donnas paper mache dragon trophy

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

donnas paper mache Williamii

Look at this cool bat.  Art made this.  Lovely!arts paper mache bat

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

charlenes paper mache fireplace

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”

cynthias paper mache Isis

Here is her breast cancer “Armor”

Cynthias paper mache Breast Cancer Armor

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

Cynthias paper mache Brave New World Devolution

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!
Yohan A. Gonzalez's dragon
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!

Roni Zelikson's paper mache dragon

Below is Jörg Gröger’s bat.  Excellent work!

Jörg Gröger's paper mache bat

Crystal Sims made this great dragon!  This is her first.   Really nice job!

Crystal Sims' paper mache dragon
This very cool trophy was made by Michael Eck.  Love it!
michael-ecks-paper-mache-trophy
And here is the unicorn Michael just finished.  Wonderful!
Michael Eck's paper mache unicorn

Look at this great flower post made by Philip Stone!  Excellent work!

Phillip Stone's paper mache flower pot
Here is one of Philip’s earlier pots.
Philip Stone's paper mache plant pot
Below is Rhonda Egeland’ dragon.  Beautiful!  Love the colors.
Rhonda Egeland's paper mache dragon
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
Taylor and Ajay's paper mache unicorn
And Ethans bird.
Ethans paper mache sculpture
Here is Lera E’s dragon.
Lera E's paper mache 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!
brittanys paper mache dragon3
Here is another view.
brittanys paper mache dragon2
Fantastic!
Below are some of Gert In’t Ven’s  projects.  He lives in Belgium.  Here is his dragon.  Terrific!
Gert's paper mache dragon
Below is Gert’s dragon trophy.
gert's paper mache
And below is one of Gert’s monsters.   Very nice!

gert's paper mache monster

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.
Martin's paper mache 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.
Martins paper mache hippo
And Martin’s pumpkin.
martins paper mache 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
Paper mache wooly mammoth
She calls these her “Happy Pleistoscene”

paper mache happy pleistoscene

 

Here is Ben’s first dragon.   Wonderful!

bens paper mache dragon 2 

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!

Giovanni's "Fantasy Paper Mache Design"

 

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

Cindy Newbry's paper mache dragon

Cindy also made this cool puppet.

Cindy Newbry's puppet

And another excellent looking piece.  Great job Cindy!

Cindy Newbry's paper mache project

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

cindy newbry sea dragon

cindy newbry water dragon

Here is another great project made by Cindy.  Amazing!

cindy newbry cindy newbry5

 

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

Peter Scott's paper mache cat head for snuzplanet

 

 

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

John Rose's paper mache dragon

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

John Rose's paper mache dragon 2

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

Chantilly Ortiz's paper mache dragon

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

Jonathan Gunter's paper mache abomination3

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

 

Jonathan Gunter's paper mache abomination2

And finally Jonathan’s last abomination.  Cool!

Jonathan Gunter's paper mache abomination1

 

Here is Maureen Pitz’s dragon.  Wonderful!

Maureen Pitz's paper mache dragon

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

 

Maureen Pitz's paper mache dragon-back

 

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

Bob "the artist" Sigsbury paper mache pumpkin

 

Another great dragon.  This made by Darren Whittaker.

Darren Whittaker's paper mache dragon

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

 

Darren Whittaker's paper cache dragon- close up

 

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.

library club with "Ramitheen" dragon

 

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

Cindy Bushnell's paper mache dragon "Eracorn"

 

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

Susanne's paper mache tapir

…and her deer trophy.  Beautiful work!

 

Susanne's paper mache deer head

 

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

Mimi Nouveau's paper mache dragon

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

Mimi Nouveau's paper mache dragon head 2

 

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

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.   🙂

matt nubies paper mache dragon

And look at this beauty!

matt-nubies paper mache trophy

And another, this time his “Wyvern.”

nubie's paper mache wyvern new

nubie's paper mache wyvern new 2

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

nubbie's newest paper mache project

Finally, Matt also made this cool unicorn.

matt-nubies paper mache 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 shipleys paper mache artemis 2

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

carla shipleys classes paper mache mariposa bonita

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

Tiffanys paper mache Mille

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”.
Sharons paper mache 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.”
kim and katrinas paper mache pete
And here is “Ruth”.  Wonderful!
kim and katrinas paper mache ruth
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 monster2The dennis family paper mache monster close up
This is Suzy with her first paper mache project/costume, “Billy.”  Excellent!
Susy paper mache billy
This is Alex’s T-rex along with his son, Girassol.  Great piece, and I love this photo!
alexs paper mache trex with girassol
Okay, so Anita had cancer.  Her two friends Makayla and Madison made some cancer fighting paper mache monsters.  Perfect!
anitas paper mache cancer monsters
anitas paper mache cancer monsters2
Here is Meike’s first dragon.  Great job!
meikes first paper mache dragon
And here is Meike’s second dragon, a trophy this time.   Really great!
meikes paper mache dragon trophy2
 Lisa has been doing some great paper mache work.  Here are some of her projects.  First, the bear.
lisas paper mache bear
And her fish.
lisas paper mache fish again
And her giraffe.   Wonderful projects.
lisas paper mache giraffe trophy
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.
lindsays paper mache monster with Allie
Here is Lee’s paper mache ET.   A perfect rendition.  And the finger and chest light up.
Lees paper mache ET
This is Jerry Phelans paper mache “Peep Eater”.
 kathryns brothers paper mache dragon
You need a close up of this.   So fun!
gerard phelans paper mache peep eater2
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!
tracies paper mache bust
I love this paper mache rabbit made by Jo Schaefer.   Magnificent!
jo schaefers paper mache bunny
This deserves another look.  Lovely.
joshaefers paper mache bunny2
Finally, this is Charlene’s paper mache “Luis Gluton” (a.k.a. Luis the Glutto).   Excellent.
charlenes paper mache luis gluton
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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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 Murphy's paper mache Audrey

Mike also made this Marlin. He based it upon the one in the house on the Adam’s Family TV show.   Fantastic!

Mike Murphy's Addam's Family Marlin

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!

Rachel Sarsfield Fred the Head

Here is one of my favorites of Rachel’s.  It’s also one of her oldest.  It’s called the “Three Wise Gollums!”

Rachel's paper mache ThreeWiseGollums1

Here is Rachel’s cute little dragon.

rachels paper mache Dragon front

Below is another piece by Rachel,  a very cute monkey with hat.

Rachel's paper mache monkey with hat2

This is Rachel’s Billy Bob

Rache's paper mache Billy Bob

Also Rachel’s paper mache “Arthur Pendragon”.  Adorable.

Rachel's paper mache Arthur Pendragon

Here a few of Rachel’s fantastic Mariachis!

Rachel's Mariachi

Rachel's paper mache Mariachi

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

Rachel's Marcie

And here’s Marcie from the back.

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!

Rachels Arnie

Here is Siebe Vu’s first paper mache dragon trophy.  Very nice job!

Siebe Vu's paper mache dragon trophy

Here is a project made by the art class run by Bryan Medina Mr Hill.  It won an award at an exhibition.  Congratulations!

Bryan Medina and Mr Hill's class with their paper mache award winning dinosaur

This is Que Bigg’s paper mache dragon.  Wonderful.  Look at those scales!

Que Bigg's paper mache dragon

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!

Paolo Orlando's paper mache dragons on the Empire State Building3

Another look.

Paolo Orlando's paper mache dragons on the Empire State Building2

And a close up.

paolo's paper mache dragon on empire state building

Here are a few of Jolene De Swardt’s paper mache projects.  First, a great dragon!

Jolene De Swardt's paper mache dragon

Next, a cool paper mache mask!  And then a great “Angry Birds” pinata.

Jolene De Swardt's paper mache head Jolene De Swardt's paper mache Angry Birds pinata

Check out John Daly’s paper mache Praying mantis costume that he made for his son!   What a lucky kid!

John Daly's paper mache Praying mantis costume

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!

Heath Lambert's paper mache dragon2 Heath Lambert's paper mache dragon

And here is another of Heath’s dragons.   Wonderful!

Heath Lambert's paper mache trophy

This is Kelly Mazzeo’s paper mache “Toothless”.  Perfect rendition!

Kelly Mazzeo's paper mache Toothless

Look at Inga Aleknaviciute’s giant, paper mache white bear.  This is one of two.  They are in Watermill Center, NY.  Wonderful!

Inga Aleknaviciute's paper mache white bear

This is Mattie Sue Athan’s paper mache project she calls “Head Shot”.   Beautiful!

Mattie Sue Athan's paper mache "Head Shot"

And here is Mattie Sue’s mask.  Very cool indeed!

Mattie Sue Athan's paper mache mask

And here is David Syer’s dragon!   Nice!

David Syer's paper mache dragon

Below is Castelletti Carla’s paper mache Halloween project.   Kid’s will be running by this house!

Castelletti Carla's paper mache Halloween project

While I’m thinking of Halloween, here is a paper mache mask made by Brandon Jackson.  So fun!

brandon Jackson's paper mache fox head

Here is another great dragon made by Craig Jameson.  Excellent job!

Craig Jameson's paper mache dragon3

Craig decided to take a break from making dragons to make this amazing Jackolantern.  Fantastic!Craig Jameson's jackolatern

And another really great dragon trophy.  This by Arnd Willmann.  The eyes light up!   I love these colors!

Arnd Willmann's paper mache 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 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”

Chris Riccios paper mache Crimson

And the next is called “Stone Angel”.  If you’d like to see more of Chris’ work, visit her on Facebook.

Chris Riccios paper mache Stone Angel

 

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!

Theresa De Hoyos's paper mache "Big bad wolf"

 

 

And Zachary Jackson Brown’s paper mache mask.  Fantastic!

Zachary Jackson Brown's paper mache mask

And here is Zach’s new project!  Excellent!

Zachary Jackson Browns paper mache

 

Remember the video game Zelda?  Here is Ethan Brett’s “Majora’s Mask.”  Very nice!

Ethan Brett's paper mache "Majora's Mask"

And look at Dave Meyer’s Cthulu costume!  Fantastic mask!

Dave Meyer's paper mache Cthulu costume

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.

Benjamin Baugh's paper mache -Halloween2015

 

Below is Frank Carrillo’s paper mache dragon.  Beautiful!

Frank Carrillo's paper mache dragon

Here it is with another of Frank’s dragons.   Frank Carrillo's paper mache dragons

And here is Frank’s latest dragon (with his son Kobe).  Wonderful!

Frank Carrillo's paper mache dragon with Kobe

Before Frank started making dragons he made great pinatas for his kids.  Here are a few…

Frank Carrillo's paper mache shoe pinata Frank Carrillo's paper mache pinatas Frank Carrillo's paper mache elephant pinata

 

 

Look at this sweet baby dragon made by Joanne Secord.  It is reading a book!  Nice to know that some dragons are literate!

Joanne Secord's paper mache baby dragon

Joanne Secord's paper mache baby dragon2

And here is another cool dragon.  This is Alex Mitro’s “Earth Dragon.”

Alex Mitro's paper mache dragon

Alex Mitro's paper mache "Earth Dragon"- back

 

Andrée Deedee and her kids, Gabriel and Rock, made these wonderful paper mache projects.   A dolphin.

Gabriel and Rock (with mom Andrée Deedee)'s paper mache dolphin

Sponge Bob!

Gabriel and Rock (with mom Andrée Deedee)'s paper mache sponge Bob

And this cute little Minion.  Very nice work!

Gabriel and Rock (with mom Andrée Deedee)'s paper mache Minion

 

Below is Joanne Secord’s paper mache dragon trophy.  Love these colors!  Great project!

Joanne Secord's paper mache dragon trophy

 

And this is Frances Summers’ version of Maleficent.   Excellent!

Frances Summers' paper mache dragon trophy

 

And here is another great dragon made by Courtney Ames!

Courtney Ames' paper mache dragon trophy2

 

This is David Bombara’s first paper mache dragon.   Beautiful!

David Bombara's first paper mache dragon

David just finished his second dragon.  This one is called Rex.  Wonderful!

David Bombara's REx

 

Below is Dom Bianco’s paper mache dinosaur.  Great job!

Dom Bianco's paper mache dinosaur

 

Here is Jason’s paper mache dragon.  Love these colors!

Jason's paper mache dragon

 

Here is Geoffrey Wonderdog’s paper mache dragon trophy.  Wonderful!

Geoffrey Wonderdog's paper mache dragon trophy

 

Below is Jennifer Pratley’s paper mache dragon.   Wonderful colors!

Jennifer Pratley's paper mache dragon

I love marionette’s.  Below is Gregga Johnn’s paper mache puppet named “Trollee”.  Excellent!

Gregga Johnn's paper mache puppet Trollee

 

Davide Felicione’s paper mache dragon.  Very nice!

Davide Felicione's paper mache dragon

 

This is just to cool!  Amanda Gathright’s paper mache “Frankenweenie”.  Adorable!

Amanda Gathright's paper mache Frankenweenie2

 

This is Tanya Johnson’s first paper mache dragon.  Amazing job!

Tanya Johnson's paper mache dragon

 

And this is Jake Hickey’s dragon.  Wonderful!

Jake Hickey's paper mache dragon

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