As you may know, since last November I’ve been working very hard to create my new book, Make Animal Sculptures With Paper Mache Clay. Now, (finally!) it’s finished and it’s available on Amazon.com. You can see the cover image on the right, in the sidebar. The table of contents is below:
You can search inside the book on Amazon.com and see many more pages. The book should be available on Amazon.co.uk by the end of this month, and we should see Amazon.com start to discount the book in the next few weeks. Be sure to bookmark it, or put it in your Wish List.
I can’t tell you how excited I was when I received the proof copy from the printers a few weeks ago – what a joy to hold the real, physical book in my hands after seeing it only as a collection of photos and text in a computer file.
Here’s how the book is described on the back cover:
If you’ve always wanted to create life-like animal sculptures, but you thought it would be too hard or too expensive, you’re in for a very pleasant surprise.
This book contains step-by-step instructions and over 250 photos to guide you through the enjoyable process of making animal sculptures with the author’s paper mache clay recipe.
Paper mache clay can be made in just 5 minutes, using inexpensive ingredients – and it air-dries, so you won’t need an oven or a kiln. There’s no mess, no tedious layers of torn paper strips, and it’s easy to add details and textures to your sculpture.
With the patterns included in each chapter, you’ll be sculpting animals that are perfectly proportioned, right from the very start. You’ll also learn to make your own patterns, so you can go on to create original sculptures of your own.
Sculpting life-like animals has never been so easy, or so much fun!
The sculpting techniques shown in this book have been used by middle school kids, university art students, theater prop-makers, and adults of all ages who have rediscovered their love for sculpting, using methods and materials that are affordable for everyone.
You may have seen the videos I created recently, showing you the projects in the book. I made the videos to explain why I chose these particular animals for my projects, and what special skills you’ll learn when you build each critter. In case you missed the videos, you can click on the images below:
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I do hope you’ll continue to share photos of your paper mache clay projects with us – I love seeing them, and I know they are a great inspiration for other readers. The book page would now be a perfect spot for that. I hope the new Book page will become an important resource for all of us, as we all contribute our ideas, questions and supportive advice.
And now – I’ve got some celebrating to do! (I already have ideas for my next book – a coloring book with portraits of endangered animals – but I haven’t started it yet. I’ll keep you posted.)
Dear Jonni. I have been searching amazon and e-bay for contacts to buy your new book or old books and to purchase templates. I love your work and frantic to purchase before Christmas for gifts. Please contact me Asap
Hi Kathy. How nice of you to ask! (I guess I should make it a little more obvious… 🙂 ) You can find all my books on Amazon.com here.
wow, great sculptures maybe i,m too late for this site but, i would love a tutorial for a cat, an Egyptian mau, to be specific. i tamed the cat, but my mom drives him away. i would like a… little “souvenir” hehe, ok.
I’m putting it on my long wish list-but this is one I will buy. I love your work, and your willingness to be so helpful. ~Debra
Congrats – I bought one already – couldn’t wait. Thanks.
Thanks, Joanne. It looks like quite a few people couldn’t wait, and ordered the book this weekend. 🙂
Please let me know what you think of the book after you’ve had a chance to read it. And definitely let the other amazon.com customers know, too, by leaving a review on their site. Your opinions really help people decide if a book is right for them – I rely on the customer reviews whenever I order a book, and I’m sure that’s true for a lot of people.
Thanks again, and to all of you who rushed out to get your copy fast. It made all the months of work worth it!
I love this book,cant wait to get one!Congratulations Jonni
Congratulations!
You deserve to celebrate!
I’ll buy the book as soon as possible. Your work is a great inspiration for me in many ways.
O.
Thanks, Olivia. Love your website, by the way. Stunning work.
Be sure to let me know what you think of the book after you read it. Your opinions are always appreciated!
I just ordered this with Amazon! Yay! I am excited! Thanks for your willingness to share so very much with all of us! Ginny
I love those little houses on your blog, Ginny. You do such nice work, I’m flattered that you’re interested in my book.
Thanks ! They were a lot of fun to make. They are all done with air dry clay, so they are really lightweight. And, thank you for the kind compliment… I just received word from amazon that my order shipped today, so I should have your book this week. Yay! I am excited! I was looking over the chimp and marveling at the lifelike quality of your work. It is just stupendous! I can’t wait to see how you achieve such wonderful figures!
Yay! I’m so ecited aboute the book.I can’t wait to order one .
Thank you