paper mache animal sculpture

Paper Mache Horse, Day 6

ShareI can see now that I really need to build a solar dryer if I’m going to continue making larger paper mache animal sculptures. It’s warm enough on my front porch to make wild yeast happy (that’s why paper mache paste gets that watery grey liquid on top if you leave it out for a [...]

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Paper Mache Horse, Day 4

ShareOops. I missed a day in this series because the paper mache horse had to spend the night in the ER with a cast on her ankles. The plaster board legs were, (I now realize), a bad idea. Fortunately, even when things break with paper mache you can almost always fix it. The water in [...]

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Paper Mache Horse, Day 2…

ShareYesterday I started to make a paper mache horse. (See the first post here). To be slightly more accurate, it will, I hope, look like an appaloosa colt when it’s finished. Yesterday I made a full-sized sketch and cut legs from plasterboard, using the sketch as a pattern. Today I used the same pattern to [...]

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Paper Mache Horse, Day 1

ShareA recent visitor asked for some tips for making a paper mache horse for her daughter. I’ve never made one, but I think my grandson would love one for his room, too. I chose an appaloosa foal for my sculpture for two reasons – I love the long legs on a new colt, even though [...]

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