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Paper Mache Animal Sculptures

Baby Chick Made With Paper Mache Clay

August 3, 2010

I started this project to test a modification to the paper mache clay recipe that was suggested by Ginny in a comment on our paper mache clay page. Her idea of substituting glycerin for the linseed oil in the recipe started a lot of activity in the comments section, so I just had to do [...]

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Colorful Paper Mache Giraffe “Painted” with Tissue Paper

May 2, 2010

I absolutely had to show you this colorful giraffe, made by a class of grade school kids with a bit of help from a parent with carpentry skills. A few days ago we saw a fairly realistic (very buff) paper mache panther mascot made by 7th and 8th grade kids, with some help from a [...]

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My Paper Mache Book Project, Suggestions Please…

November 5, 2009

This morning I received a comment from a reader who has been searching for a pattern she could use to make a monkey or gorilla in paper mache, like the patterns I’ve been creating for the elephant, panda, and others here on this blog. Unfortunately, I haven’t made the pattern she’s looking for yet, and [...]

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“Ghost Cat” – Snow Leopard Sculpture

November 2, 2009

This is one BIG cat. 28″ long, 22″ high and 16″ wide. I really enjoy making the large sculptures, especially now that I’m using the home-made paper mache clay recipe, but really – what was I thinking? The snow leopard needs to be transported to Bellingham in time for the after-Thanksgiving art show. I’d better [...]

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Bobcat Sculpture

October 29, 2009

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

October 27, 2009

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”

October 23, 2009

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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2 Angel Cat Sculptures

October 9, 2009

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 [...]

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Museum-Quality Paper Mache Sculptures

September 12, 2009

I just found this newpaper article about a Canadian sculptor in Yellowknife who creates museum-quality sculptures out of paper mache. SOMBA K’E/YELLOWKNIFE – Sculptor Monique Robert is marshaling a myriad of monsters in midtown Yellowknife. Her work space on Forrest Park seems more like a whimsical museum than a home studio. Sculptor Monique Robert depicted [...]

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