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Australian Shepherd

Made by Margarethe Brummermann

Loosely following Jonni’s book about small dog sculptures, I built a wire-foil-masking tape armature and covered it with newspaper strips. Let it dry and then wanted to add details with paper mache clay. But we had a water main break and had to turn off the water. Since I had made too much paste for the strips, I soaked tissue paper in it and applied it while pushing it into the shape of hair locks with a knife. An old Burro armature also finally got a paper skin. Right now it’s all drying again. So maybe I’ll finish with PM clay tomorrow, or more tissue paper?

Paper mache australian shepherd

Note:To see how Margarethe’s sculpture looked when it was finished, click here.

4 thoughts on “Australian Shepherd”

  1. A fortunate accident? They look good at this point. Will look forward to see how you finish them, although the dog looks really good now.

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  2. Way to go, making the most of the situation! I love the hair texture you did with the paste and tissue paper! “Meatier” details might be easier with the PM clay, but you did wonderful with what you had available.

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