October 2009

Bobcat Sculpture

This sculpture is all about the spots. The bobcat is 21″ from nose to tail, 14″ high and 12″ wide. It was made with papier mache and paper clay over a wire, paper and masking tape form. Lately I’ve been using Dan Reeder’s method of creating the inside form. Dan’s the author of Papier-Mache Monsters, [...]

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Life-Sized Lion Cub Sculptures

I’ve been working on a set of four large sculptures of lion cubs, and two of them are now finished. These two are playing with each other, in cat-like fashion. These are quite large – the sitting lion cub is 15″ high, 22″ long and 12″ wide. The upside-down cub is 14″ high, 26″ long [...]

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Paper Clay Hen with Siamese “Chicks”

This hen and “chicks” is the first project I’ve completed using my paper clay recipe. The base is paper clay over particle board, and the hen and kittens are made from paper clay over a crumpled paper and masking tape form. The feathers are paper clay over plastic mesh drywall tape (you find it right [...]

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Call for Artists

Xan Blackburn, an artist that I “met” on this site, is organizing an after-Thanksgiving art show in Bellingham, WA. You may remember Xan’s paper mache dog portrait that was featured on this site in August. Xan is charging a very low commission to artists who participate, and she’s donating all of the commission she receives [...]

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Halloween Skeleton – in Progress

A few weeks ago a reader named Addie sent me an email describing her latest project – a full-sized skeleton made from PVC pipe and paper mache. Just thinking about all the challenges in a project like that makes my brain hurt, so I had great respect for Addie, even before she sent photos of [...]

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Papier Mache Dogs You Have to See

This is a real fast post. A reader just recommended a site called PapierDog.com. It’s filled with colorful, whimsical papier mache dogs of all colors, stripes and spots by Marci Forbes. I’m so thrilled with the work that I had to make sure you all see Marci’s site. Marci does have a few cats on [...]

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Easy Paper Mache Clay Recipe

12/10/09 – I’m editing this post and putting up a new video, because I’ve now had a few months to play with my paper mache clay recipe. The new video will give you instructions that you’ll need to make sure your toilet paper rolls contain the same amount of paper as mine. The new mixing [...]

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Paper Mache Halloween Pumpkins and a Centaur –

Yesterday I received an email from a reader that I just had to share with you. When you see the photos of Laurie Baker’s incredible paper mache centaur and Halloween pumpkins below, you’ll know why. I’m very happy that Lauri gave me permission to share her email with you. She has some tips for you, [...]

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2 Angel Cat Sculptures

This week I’m working on a series of four winged cats. I haven’t really decided if they’re cat angels, super-hero cats, or a half-remembered scene out of the Wizard of Oz. But I do know I’m having a lot of fun making them. Two of my very non-angelic cats posed for me. Their modeling fees [...]