Rebecca Ruggles

Paper Mache

  • Coming to Life

    Covering the giraffe head with paper strips took about five hours, but now I have a firm, hollow shape to begin my sculpture. It’s strong enough to mount on…

  • Paper Mache on Giant Giraffe Head

    I’m using torn strips of a paper bag with Tightbond lll wood glue for the paper mache on this giant giraffe head. I started with the underside of the…

  • Back to the Giraffe

    I have found the courage to return to the giant giraffe head I started months ago. I enlarged this pattern by Joni Good at Ultimate Paper Mache to print…

  • Panda Paper Mache

    Now for the second panda skin, brown paper bag paper mache. I discovered this technique from Joni at Ultimate Paper Mache. She uses this on her masks for a…

  • Giant Giraffe Paper Sculpture

    Giant giraffe paper sculpture in progress. Using Joni’s Ultimate Paper Mache Pattern blown up to 36″ and printed by PDF Plotting. I transferred the pattern to sheets of white…

  • Giant Skull Paper Mache

    Adding a layer of paper mache to my giant skull. I enlarged a skull pattern from a template available at UltimatePaperMache.com, then used kraft paper strips and TightBond wood…