Oaxacan Animal

For this project I created a bear made out of paper mâché. I decided to do a large scale version of one, rather than a small one like most students did. For the legs, arms, and head I crumbled up newspaper and wrapped one full sheet around all the pieces to create the shape I wanted. For the belly, I blew up a balloon and paper mâchéd over top of it. The ears were a simple piece of card board that I bent and glued down. Since my bear was so large, I decided to paint it all one color, but give it detailed eyes  and a stomach. Also I added some marks to make it look like stitching.