Papier Mache Art

Genivieve’s Demonic Wraith Mask

Genivieve submitted her mask, titled “Demonic Wraith,” to our online Halloween Mask Party. I love the subtle way the wraith’s skull is painted. (That reflection through the eye socket – it looks almost alive, doesn’t it?) Here’s a photo of the mask before painting: Thanks, Genivieve, for sharing this wonderful mask.

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Paper Mache Bird and Lizard Masks by Gail V

Gail V is our first official participant in our “Online Halloween Mask Party” – and what a nice way to get started! According to her website, these are the first two paper mache masks Gail has ever made. I hope she makes some more, because these are really inventive. (Be sure that you also check [...]

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Calling All Maskmakers – An Online “Halloween Mask Party”

Yesterday, Tejae suggested that we have a Halloween Mask Party here on our blog. Now, I must admit I don’t know exactly what she meant by that, but it does sound intriguing. So much so, in fact, that I started my mask this morning while my onions were in the oven. I even decided to [...]

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Guest Post – The Art of Jim Kransberger

The following post is by Jim Kransberger, an artist who has graciously agreed to share his thoughts about his basswood and paper mache sculptures, as well as a few interesting notes about life in general. (I’ll definitely be watching for that book when it comes out.) Edit 9/2/2011 – Jim’s work has been showcased in [...]

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Paper Mache Zebra

I recently received word that one of our readers, Lisa Crowther, won first place AND honorable mention for her fabulous paper mache zebra sculpture, which she named “Zowie.” Congratulations, Lisa! Her ribbons are shown below. Lisa worked hard on this sculpture, and she has every right to be proud of it. On a totally different [...]

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Steve’s Latest Sculptures

We were just talking about Steve and his sculptures a few days ago – and just this morning he sent in more photos of his latest creations. I’ll let him tell you about them down below the images. Hello Jonni and all, It’s been a few months since I posted…basically because I’ve been experimenting with [...]

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Uploading Photos to Comments – Things Have Changed

(Ed 10/22/2010 – we now have comment photo capability again, but no direct uploading. All photos must be residing on another server, but can be added to comments through the new comment form. See comments below.) Bad news. Last night all my websites went down, including UltimatePaperMache.com. We’re now back online, but there’s one very [...]

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Fabulous Paper Mache Masks

Since October is settling in quite nicely, with leaves beginning to turn and the pumpkins ready to harvest, I thought you might like to check out some wonderful paper mache masks I found this morning. Some of the websites listed below are in languages other than English, but don’t let that stop you from clicking [...]