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Papier Mache: A step-by-step guide to creating more than a dozen adorable projects!
Papier mache is back--and not just for kids! In this third book in the Art Makers series, artists of all skill levels, crafty families, and others will love learning to work with their hands to make and then create with papier mache.
The perfect tactile and environmentally conscious art form, papier mache uses simple, affordable, and recyclable tools and can be made easily at home. This accessible guide covers the tools, materials, and techniques for making papier mache, followed by step-by-step projects for making quirky, whimsical, folk art-inspired:
Home decor
Gifts
Jewelry
Dolls
Animal figurines
And much more
Art Papier Mache is the perfect book for anyone wanting to get started with this fun, easy technique, or for those who want to revisit the joy of making papier mache from their childhood.
The Art Makers series is designed for beginning artists and arts-and-crafts enthusiasts who are interested in experiencing fun hands-on mediums, including polymer clay and embroidery.
The perfect tactile and environmentally conscious art form, papier mache uses simple, affordable, and recyclable tools and can be made easily at home. This accessible guide covers the tools, materials, and techniques for making papier mache, followed by step-by-step projects for making quirky, whimsical, folk art-inspired:
Home decor
Gifts
Jewelry
Dolls
Animal figurines
And much more
Art Papier Mache is the perfect book for anyone wanting to get started with this fun, easy technique, or for those who want to revisit the joy of making papier mache from their childhood.
The Art Makers series is designed for beginning artists and arts-and-crafts enthusiasts who are interested in experiencing fun hands-on mediums, including polymer clay and embroidery.
130 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 8, 2021
About the author
Sarah Hand
14 books5 followersSarah Hand is a papier mâche artist, illustrator, and art teacher. A puppet show she created in her late 20s inspired her to pursue the art of papier mâche in earnest. This messy, fun medium was an undiscovered well of inspiration for Sarah. Creating creatures and puppets led to teaching the magic of papier mâche to children and adults alike.
She has taught at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Studio Two Three, art retreats, and online. Her dolls have been featured in Somerset Studio magazine, and she has had many solo art exhibits of her art. In 2015, Sarah was commissioned to make seven large papier mâche portraits for the newly opened Quirk Hotel, a boutique hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Her most popular portrait is Cat Baby, the background subject of many Instagram selfies!
When she’s not elbows deep in paste and paper, you can find Sarah painting, drawing, and dreaming up stories and images for picture books.
Sarah lives and creates in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and three-legged cat, Roger.
You can find more of her work at: sarah-hand.com
She has taught at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Studio Two Three, art retreats, and online. Her dolls have been featured in Somerset Studio magazine, and she has had many solo art exhibits of her art. In 2015, Sarah was commissioned to make seven large papier mâche portraits for the newly opened Quirk Hotel, a boutique hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Her most popular portrait is Cat Baby, the background subject of many Instagram selfies!
When she’s not elbows deep in paste and paper, you can find Sarah painting, drawing, and dreaming up stories and images for picture books.
Sarah lives and creates in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and three-legged cat, Roger.
You can find more of her work at: sarah-hand.com
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