An automaton that turns night into day. Turn the handle and the polymer clay disk rotates transforming from daytime into nighttime. Warm lights brighten the daytime sky with a reflective copper sun and as night comes up a cool bright light glows behind to illuminate the moon and the stars. Made from polymer clay and wood with some electrical components and quite a bit of fiddling! I can’t get the video to upload just now so go and find it...

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/

Last weekend I attended the wonderful polymer clay workshop Polycreativa in Rome. I travelled from the UK with Nina Fletcher – we met at a polymer clay event and love to travel together! I didn’t really take many photos (far too busy having fun). Here is one of the opening welcome with  the organisers – Monica Scala and Paula Mattioli and the teachers – Bettina Welker, Nikolina Otrzan and Sylvie Peraud. Here’s what...