Most people’s idea of paper mache is the memory of glue and newspaper grade school projects. The recipe I use is based on century’s old papier mâché recipes that once produced sophisticated household, decorative, and architectural items. I use pulped scrap paper, with the addition of Elmer’s glue, plaster of Paris, and joint compound. This produces a material that handles like clay and dries to a hard, durable surface. I use recycled materials (cardboard, plastics, paper, shipping foam) both in the construction of the armatures, and as filling in the pieces themselves. Paper mache is the perfect medium for recycling.
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Quail | Rose (detail) | Steppin' Out | Hosta |
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Hosta | Bird Dog | Bird Dog (detail) | Ascend |
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Ascend (detail) | Stone Pitcher | Stone Pitcher | Penguins |
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Penguins (detail) | Gaia | Flight | Flight |
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Amphora | Amphora (detail) | Petroglyph Owl Jug | Bird Jug |
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Bird Jug, detail | God of Mirth (detail) | God of Mirth | Enlightenment |
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Enlightenment (detail) | Mismatch | Flood Stage | Flood Stage, WIP |
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Rose | Raccoon | Raccoon (detail) | Brown Dog |
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Brown Dog (back) | La Gallina | La Gallina (rear view) | Possums |
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Possums (detail) | Blue Footed Booby | Blue Footed Booby (detail) | Adelie (detail) |
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Armadillo | Armadillo (detail) | Whale | Whale (detail) |
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Tribal | Tribal (detail) | Perfect Pig | Balance |
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Balance (studio) | Cluck | Cluck (detail) | A Thing of Beauty |
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A Thing of Beauty (detail) | Pech Merle Horses Panel | Namaste | Namaste (detail) |
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Bee | Hare | Barn Owl | Barn Owl (detail) |
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Succulence | Succulence (detail) | Blackbird | Dance |
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Magnolia | Petroglyph Wall | Petroglyph Wall (back) | Trilobites |
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Trilobites (detail) | Santa Fe | Santa Fe (detail) | In the Beginning |
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Peace | War | Acornucopia | Pilgrimage |
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Starry Starry Night | At One | Rain Tree | Spirit Stones |
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Lingam | Zen Garden | Gathering of Spirits | Meditation Stones |
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Signs & Wonders | Signs & Wonders (detail) | Tumble | Enso |
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Abacus | Stacking Stones | Zen |