I’ve always been fascinated by Automata. I used to call into Cabaret Mechanical Theatre when it was in Covent Garden in the 80’s and 90’s when ever I was in London. In more recent years, I found the MAD (Mechanical Art and Design) museum in Stratford on Avon. I’ve thought about trying to make my own over the years, but it always seemed to be rather difficult – I finally took the plunge in 2024! (for those of you...

I am not sure why I haven’t shared this on my blog before as these experiments date back some years!As you may know, I used to work as a scientific researcher and had access to lots of cool tools and data loggers. I wanted to know what was happening to the temperature in my oven. I had been using those metal oven thermometers but I recognised that it was slow to respond as the temperature is indicated by the metal spring in the back that...

I decided to take part in #marchmeetthemaker instagram challenge this year and you can find my posts on Instagram and Facebook. I did try last year but I was far too busy with 2 events taking place in March (Nordic Poly Camp in Sweden and Polymania which should have been in Bristol but ended up being online at the last minute). If you want to know a bit more about me, about my values, some work in progress do go check out my social media.

I’ve added a quick tutorial onto my tutorials page showing you how to make a bail from polymer clay for a pendant. I love this way of finishing the back of a pendant as it means I don’t have to add any additional findings. I use a 6mm knitting needle to form my bail which means I can thread most things through it so I can change the cord I hang my pendant on easily. You can find the tutorial here

I am soo excited to be part of the Polymer Journeys 2019 book! Packed full of polymer clay inspiration from around the world! Can’t wait to see it – the 2016 Polymer Journeys book was amazing! Available as a printed book or digital copy –  https://tenthmusearts.com/

Happy New Year! I hope 2019 is a great year for all of you. I am looking forward to an exciting year with lots of things planned. The first of which is teaching in Rome as part of the Euro Clay Carnival event in February. I can’t wait! It should be a lot of fun. There are 5 workshops with Donna Kato, Eva Haskova, Paola Mattioli, Fabiola Pérez Ajates  and me. It will be great to see old friends and I am sure make some new ones.   My...