• The Fast Face method will help you gain confidence in your ability to create unique, one-of-a-kind art;


• This new way to sculpt will help you see creative inspiration everywhere you look, and to find your own creative voice;


• And every face you sculpt will be a happy surprise, because it won’t be like anything you’ve ever made before.

Learn how to make paper mache masks easily and quickly with these new techniques and over 300 step-by-step photos.

Make one of the 12 popular mask styles in the book. Once you learn these methods, you can use them to create your own unique designs for a play, Halloween, Mardi Gras - or just for fun.

Start out with a simple mask form and oil-based clay, and sculpt the features of your masks. The author shows you how. Then cover your sculpture with just two layers of super-strong, fast-setting paper mache, using the recipes included in the book. The clay can be used over and over again, and each mask you make will be a one-of-a-kind original.

When the paper mache is dry, use an easy painting method to make your sculpted mask look like it's made out of fur or feathers, antique gold, ancient bone, rusted iron, glazed porcelain, or carved and highly polished wood.

The innovative methods in this book are easy, the materials cost just pennies per mask, and your new creations will be even more fun to make than they are to wear. This book takes the art of paper mache masks to a whole new level.

Middle school students can make a mask using the ideas in the book. The book has also been used as a starting point for many amateur theater groups, by high school drama classes, and by adults of all ages looking for a new craft or hobby.

You can create heirloom-quality animal sculptures this week, even if you have no sculpting experience at all before you read this book. Join thousands who have rediscovered their creative talent, using Jonni's revolutionary techniques and recipes.

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.

When a stranger dies, secrets come to life …

When she was still in high school, Sonje McCrae left this small Minnesota town, changed her name, and never came back—until now.

Less than twenty-four hours after her return, Utah O'Brien finds the woman's body under six inches of new snow. The sheriff calls it death by misadventure—a fancy way of saying it’s not his problem.

Utah thinks the sheriff is wrong. For the sake of the two children Sonje left behind, she’s compelled to find out what really happened.

As she and her friends dig into the unlikely details of the woman's life and death, they uncover some of the town’s most closely guarded secrets—and the most shocking secret of all involves Utah's own family. Now that she knows, her life will never be the same—but does this discovery have anything to do with the death of Sonje McCrae?

You'll like this book if you enjoy character-driven mysteries that include dogs who take an active, realistic role in the plot. It's filled with likable small-town characters and plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing.

This is the second book in the Utah O'Brien murder Minnesota Mysteries series.