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I would like to start by saying this was a curveball! I have never done anything with paper-mache, or even anything similar to it. Even while asking questions and following examples I struggled my way all the way to the end. Though I will say the challenging projects are the most fun. This was just as fun if not more fun than any of the clay projects we’ve done so far. This is quite possibly my favorite project with done so far just because of how different it was to anything else I’ve done. It’s also one of my favorites because the beginning looks nothing like the finished product in any way. I can honestly say I have zero faith that this would come out good and I would like it in the end. Now I’m clearing out picture frames on the wall to make space for this beautiful monstrosity I’ve created.

Also, just a special thanks to Mr. Stout for  broadening my horizons and letting me express my creativity. Your hard work is much appreciated.

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Final product

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Finally paint your bent aches and attach with hot glue on the back.

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For the danglies I used palm fronds in a fan pattern, which are mounted to the back with hot glue. If you are using anymore, palm fronds than this, I would recommend mounting a bracket behind them to keep them all together. For the beads just slide on your chosen beads to a rope or wire. Then these can also be hot glued to the back of the mask.

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Next step will be surface mounts. For the sand, use a paint brush and paint (with glue) any surface you want covered with sand. Then lightly pour the sand on top of the glue. For most other surface mounts like the reflective pieces I used hot glue works well, but once again, use as little as possible so it doesn’t show in the end.

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The next step will be painting. Start by pressing the paint into the mask instead of painting stroke by stroke. This will make sure none of the newspaper is showing. If you are not an experienced painter, a black base coat would be ideal. Dark blue worked well for me. For the beads dip, the back of your paintbrush in paint, and press down once on each pea for a perfect circle. Do not cover the whole pea! Finally add your designs if you have any.

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Now move onto the paper mash for your facial features. For this, you will need to mix wheat paste with very small pieces of shredded newspaper. This creates a clay like substance that you can mold. Personally, I think the more depth of changes you can create the better it looks.

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Next, you will cover the whole project in newspaper and wheat paste till you have a hard shell. be sure you like the shape of it because this will be the base for the whole project.

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Cut out any protruding characteristics out of card stock and attach them with masking tape. You will not need much tape as this is not what makes your mask stronger.

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While there are much simpler ways to achieve the same bowl, this method ensures you put all your passion into making it. This process is extremely tedious and tricky so you have to put in 100% of you effort 100% of the time. Throughout this process I wanted to restart or change my idea but I know that if you stick with eventually you will have something great. Overall I enjoyed this project a lot because it challenges your creative abilities while staying within the normal parameters of a bowl.

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Finished product.

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Make sure your foot is flush by lightly tapping it against the table being sure that the middle does not touch the ground.

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Once you have your design then take any extra weight out of the inside of the bowl with a wooden rib. Then get rid of all the boogers then sponge down the whole bowl.

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I left a 1/4 inch space between my design and the bottom that way I could attach my foot. It is crucial that the middle of the bottom of the bowl does not touch.

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Start carving out your design. Just carve out the depth to make your design and nothing more

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Outline any design you can think of. Be sure to look at your references throughout this process as it helps spark your creativity.

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First you will need a very thick bowl. Throw a bowl twice as thick as the maximum thickness you can have. This seems like overkill but we will be taking a lot of weight out of the inside of the bowl too.

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This was definitely the most challenging project we have done so far. I learned there's a big difference between making an exact replica and a representation of something. If you are not constantly looking at your hand and using the truth tellers your subconscious starts to fill in for what you think it looks like instead of what it actually looks like. Also I shouldn't have let it dry out so quickly but lesson learned. Overall I gained new perspectives, skills, and experience throughout the entire project.

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Final product

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Final product

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Subtracting all minors being very careful not to break anything. Since its so dry its very delicate.

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Adding some minors and cleaning up boogers. Make sure when adding or subtracting your using truth tellers.

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Pushing and carving in majors on knuckles and palm.

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Subtract front to back in between the each finger at a slope angle to create webbing.

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Now shape your fingernails making sure to consider that your fingers are cylindrical so your fingernail will have an arch from front to back. Also cut relatively deep at each knuckle. Then fill that gap back in to create a realistic bend in your fingers.

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After using the truth tellers I felt that some areas needed some additional mass.

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Push CMC joint forward

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Squeeze the fingers in to a cone shape. Don’t stop until the fingers are perfectly round and have an appropriate taper (widest at the bottom to smallest at the top.

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Start by rolling out a ramp big enough that you can comfortably spread out your hand on it. Making sure it is at least twice the thickness of your hand trace the outline of your hand. Then with a fettling knife cut out your outline with the knife being perfectly straight up and down.

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I really wanted to challenge myself and make some thing I did not think I was capable of. This ended up causing me to hate the project I was working on every day. It was an extremely frustrating process throughout the entire time of my first sculpture attempt. I do enjoy a challenge, which is why, I made it hard for myself in the first place. But every day I worked on it, every day I would gain a little bit more hate for it. Until one day, it broke in a fixable way, but I was genuinely glad to see it broken. This made me realize I had two options. I could put extra work into the thing I hate or build the thing I actually enjoy. I would have done this in the first place, but the design I had in mind was too simple. It is a ladder that stands alone, and goes to nothing. I genuinely couldn’t tell you why it pleases me so much but it really does. I think because a job well done gives me some satisfaction. Or maybe I just like ladders, who knows? It’s not nearly as complicated but somehow it looks 10 times cooler than the previous attempt. Overall, I learned beauty comes in all forms because it may not be perfect or pretty to look at but that ladder is a beautiful thing.

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Slip and score of the ladder to the base. ￼

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First, cut out a square base. Then cut out small 1 inch slabs and two long 12 inch slabs, then slip and score of the two together and you have a ladder and a base. ￼

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For his kilt or skirt, I just took a small slab and molded it like fabric.

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I was not planning on adding a cape, but one of the slabs I had was textured perfectly like leather from the plastic wrap it was in. So I tore the edges and bent it into shape to make it look realistic.

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To create a gravel texture, I took a clay slab and cut it up close to 1 million times. Then I coated the base in slip and pressed my homemade rocks into the slip on the base. 

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Defining the limbs in more detail. Also creating the outline of muscle groups. ￼

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Since the clay was still very wet and malleable, I added two supports to the body. ￼

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Next, I bent the body into the shape I wanted. After I slip and scored it to the base.￼ I also added feet. ￼

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This is the base. I just rolled out a slab and cut a square.

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I use the same process to make the arms as I did, the body and the legs. 

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Next, I rolled up two more pieces of paper for the arms and molded the shoulders a little bit more. ￼

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Then I repeated the process I used to make the body and added two slabs to each side of each leg. ￼

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Next, I added a head and the hips. At the hips I rolled two more pieces of paper for the legs. ￼

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First, I took two slabs and rolled up a piece of paper to put in the middle of them to form the body. 

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This was my fist sculpture. It’s based off an actual cow skull that has been in my family for generations. It’s supposed to protect any room it’s in from evil spirits. I had so much fun making this project since I’ve always wanted to try sculpting. I’m very proud of how it came out and I can’t wait to keep learning about sculpture.

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Finished product

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Wait till clay is leather hard to bone dry to define and clean up details. Be extremely careful while detailing when it gets dry.

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Excavate other side to you max depth again don't worry about details.

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Excavate around outlines to your max depth. Don't worry about how clean it is think of this as your first draft.

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Create light outlines for ascents. Helps if the clay is more on the dry side.

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Define the peak and edges of the forehead making sure to blend and seal everything cleanly. Make sure the skull has ventilation and for the firing process.

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Use paper to help create volume in the forehead and support the clay.

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Add facial features with extra clay. Make sure the skull has ventilation and for the firing process.

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Smaller details should be done on at least leather hard clay otherwise its very hard to get even/clean details.

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Establish a max depth you are going to used for excavating borders and out lines. Accents and smaller details require smaller outlines.

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Wait till clay is just before leather hard and use a second board to flip the wall relief. Create supports for corners and edges.

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Roll out several slabs and cut to assignment perimeters. Slip and score the shorter slabs an even distance from the edges.

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Create what you feel in the bag.

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pinch roll flatten

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Make something that is not. This sculpture is not finished.

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Musical chairs

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First day with clay

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Before anything is done be sure to draw out and plan out what your mask is going to look like. Then start by newspaper and wheat pasting, a plastic face mold. This will be your base for the whole project.