She is a cute little blowfish made from one newspapers, paper, paper pulp and paper clay. And recycled materials (like plastic straws for the spikes). Cudi is approximate 19 cm tall. Painted with acrylics and varnished (brand: Amsterdam from Royal Talens).

Bola is another cat I made as I can not get enough of these gorgeous creatures! After making the cat with cardboard, old newspapers and paper pulp; it is so much fun to paint them. Especially with bright colors. She is approximate 78 cm high by 45 cm and painted and varnished with Amsterdam (Expert) acrylics from Royal Talens.

Sprickle is inspired on a blow fish and his colors are from a Mandarin fish I saw on one of our great dives here in Borneo. Underwater creatures keep amazing me with there beauty! Sprickle is approximate 23 cm big and made from old newspapers and paper pulp. And painted and varnished with Amsterdam acrylics from Royal Talens.

This beauty is called Cobra. Her name comes from the CoBrA movement as her colors are inspired by the colors Corneille (one of the members of the CoBrA movement) used a lot. Cobra is about 78 cm tall. So happy that it was finished in time to be exhibited in the New Talent Exhibition @ the Sabah Art Gallery in Kota Kinabalu. After the show, it will be sent on a long journey to its new home. Painted and varnished with Amsterdam acrylics from Royal Talens.

Very happy how this one turned out. Wasn't easy to make the wings but finally found some pieces of iron wire and used old newspapers to cover them. Furthermore used acrylic paper for the tail and a piece of (coral)stone that I found on one of the beaches in Sabah.

This toby is inspired by a Canthigaster Papua (False-eye Toby). Made this in 2013 from paper and recycled materials. But saw it back not long ago when it was falling down from the cabinet of the owners. Repaired the pedestal and returned to his home.

Mel is a approximate 80 cm tall and made from old newspapers and card board. Btw here whiskers are from an old broom (lets keep recycling!). Painted with Amsterdam acrylics, markers and varnish from Royal Talens.

Toby Too is also inspired on a Canthigaster papua (False-Eye Toby) with its false eyes on his back. Painted with Amsterdam acrylics and varnish from Royal Talens,

Freckles is made from paper pulp and recycling materials. Painted with Amsterdam acrylics and varnish from Royal Talens.