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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Can You Help Me Answer These Paper Mache Questions?

April 30, 2010

I’ve recently been stumped by some comments and emails I’ve received from readers. Paper mache can be used for so many different kinds of projects, and I have to admit that I’m not an expert in every single one of them. I thought it would be useful to compile a few of the more common [...]

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Paper Clay – An Alternative to Paper Mache for Young Artists

April 24, 2010

Since this is a blog devoted to paper mache, what I’m about to say may seem like blasphemy–I’m going to suggest that paper mache may not be the best craft material for very young children. First, I’ll tell you why I think that’s true, and then I’ll tell you why I think paper clay is [...]

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Paper Mache Panther – School Mascot for Royal Valley Middle School

April 22, 2010

I received these wonderful photos yesterday of a paper mache panther, made by art teacher Cory Triplett and five of his 7th and 8th grade students from Royal Valley Middle School in Mayetta, Kansas. Cory  has every reason to be proud of the work he and his students did on this project. Here’s how he [...]

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Our Intentional Community Discussion Revisited

April 12, 2010

About 8 months ago we had a very interesting discussion on this blog about the concept of an intentional artists’ community. I think the discussion was so interesting because people who play around with paper mache are almost guaranteed to have great ideas about other parts of life, as well. After all, we take products [...]

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Readers Show us Their Paper Mache Clay Sculptures

April 8, 2010

We’ve been receiving some very interesting comments lately, complete with photos of new artwork made with paper mache clay. I’m going to showcase a few of them here, just in case you don’t have time to read through every single page on this site every single day (whew – that would take some serious time!). [...]

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Art Projects in School – A Serious Question

April 7, 2010

I have some concerns about something I’ve learned from a few of the emails and comments I receive on this blog. The issue has to do with teachers, at all grade levels, assigning art projects to be done at home without teaching the students any of the skills they’ll need to successfully complete the assignments. [...]

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Self-Publish an Illustrated Art Book, Part 3

April 6, 2010

So – let’s say you’ve finished the manuscript of your illustrated art book. Now what? How do you transform your manuscript from a file on your computer into a real-life book that’s available for you to buy and sell yourself, or for the public to buy from Amazon.com? The company discussed in the video is [...]

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Life-Sized Bust Made with Paper Mache Clay

April 2, 2010

Joanne Gennarella, a reader who often shares her comments on this site, sent in a photo of a life-sized bust that she recently completed. I know there are a lot of folks who have been wondering if you can use paper mache clay for human figures and portraits, so you’ll enjoy seeing what Joanne did [...]

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