Tomasito and Papier Mache Masked Friends.A few days ago I had the good fun of demonstrating the art and science of papier mache at a Grape Day Park Community Festival here in Escondido.
Everyone remembers having fun with papier mache when they were kids in school and for most of them that was their only experience with this very nice, recycled paper art form.
I mentioned to the people that stopped by our booth that one of my first arty memories was when I was one of a kids team making a papier mache diorama representing the Grand Canyon in the second grade. It was ART! And I was hooked!
Years later I took a good course in "Teaching Art to Elementary Children" and I had a very good teacher who mentioned in passing that "You can make anything with papier mache." which is almost true--though I havn't made much money with it.
I have made some cool things for theatrical productions though like Macbeth's head (to show that the tyrant was indeed dead!) and a big mammoth's head for an actor to wear in a "Skin of our Teeth" production.
And now with my old friends at the Palomar Care Center I can help make all kinds of stuff and it is good creative fun for all of us.
You can probably BUY most of the things we make for a couple of dollars at Wal Mart, but why should we let the Chinese have all the fun of making them?
Everyone remembers having fun with papier mache when they were kids in school and for most of them that was their only experience with this very nice, recycled paper art form.
I mentioned to the people that stopped by our booth that one of my first arty memories was when I was one of a kids team making a papier mache diorama representing the Grand Canyon in the second grade. It was ART! And I was hooked!
Years later I took a good course in "Teaching Art to Elementary Children" and I had a very good teacher who mentioned in passing that "You can make anything with papier mache." which is almost true--though I havn't made much money with it.
I have made some cool things for theatrical productions though like Macbeth's head (to show that the tyrant was indeed dead!) and a big mammoth's head for an actor to wear in a "Skin of our Teeth" production.
And now with my old friends at the Palomar Care Center I can help make all kinds of stuff and it is good creative fun for all of us.
You can probably BUY most of the things we make for a couple of dollars at Wal Mart, but why should we let the Chinese have all the fun of making them?
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