Comments on: Paper Mache Horse, Last Post

By: BETH

BETH — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:30:32 +0000

I LOVE IT! I WANT TO MAKE A ROCKING HORSE THAT AN ADULT COULD RIDE…I THINK I WILL MAKE A SMALL VERSION FIRST. LOVE THE RE BAR SUGGESTION

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:42:53 +0000

Wow, that is really nice! Your very talented! You have given me so much insporation! I am in the prosess of making a life size paper mache pony….but It’s really hard to do when you have only a few peices of wood, some newspaper, and the wooden frame won’t stay up half the time(I’m 14, so I am very limated in what I can do…and in supplies. tee hee) *_*
Keep up the great work!!

By: Susana Falconi

Susana Falconi — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:25:14 +0000

Thank you so much for your comment Jonni, ones I have finished the first sculpture, following your steps, I’ll send you the picture.

By: Jonni

Jonni — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:58:41 +0000

Susana, if your sculptures are even half as wonderful as your paintings, we definitely want to see them when they’re done.

By: Susana Falconi

Susana Falconi — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:29:06 +0000

Thanks for share your knowledge, you are inspiring me to start my cats sculptures!!!!

By: Jonni

Jonni — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:33:09 +0000

Hi Gordon. You definitely don’t want to use drywall – that was one of my experiments that did not work as planned. Cardboard reinforced with wire is what I would now recommend. You can see the legs of the horse that I made for my book in this video – the wire was just taped to the thin cardboard legs and then the legs were filled out with aluminum foil, covered with masking tape. This makes a very strong leg. And it was a much easier way to make a sculpture than the horse shown on this page.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:26:47 +0000

I intend to soon attempt a 12″ reindeer. As a read your progress with the idea on using dry wall as a more sturdy material for the leg foundation and the moisture problems I was wondering what you thought of starting with foam board and small gage aluminum wire with fine mesh as a more water resistant a heavier platform, Very helpful site thank you.

By: summer lytle

summer lytle — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:48:54 +0000

that horse almost looks real at first i thought you just took a pic of a real horse and somhow made it look cartoonish i admire your work wich is fantastic

By: John

John — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:55:55 +0000

I’m gonna try the pony I’d printed the template, I made the legs shorter because the cardboard wasn’t that big. I will try to post my pony at you tube.The pony isn’t that big about to feet that is my guess.

By: John

John — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:29:15 +0000

Jonni what do you recormand for fith graders?