We have new Souffle colours
I have something rather different to tell you about this month. It has nothing to do with making although it is to do with creating. When I was a child, my father made me 17 cards. He was an artist and cartoonist, and the cards were his own cartoon illustrations, each accompanied by a story…
Cernit, alongside Premo is by far the most popular of the reputable clays. Others have never tried it, or perhaps picked up a block years ago and returned to their usual favourite. For some makers it’s their clay of choice. Like all polymer clays, it has its own personality. It isn’t trying to be the…
Why have I only just discovered how useful these Nuvo drops are? I bought Nuvo drops with polymer clay makers in mind, primarily as, despite being enamel, they are great to create dots as part of designs on the surfaces of jewellery that is being created. Howeveer, the more I explored them, the more I…
The polymer clay that doesn’t need to shine Polymer clay trends come and go. New colours appear, new techniques and clays become fashionable, yet so often we find ourselves going back to our trusted favourite clay. I wonder if that’s what’s happened to Soufflé? From conversations with customers I have heard these comments:“I didn’t really…
A fresh initiative from Clayaround motivated by the visit this weekend from Helen Cruickshank.Helen is President of the British Polymer Clay Guild and she came to Clayaround to buy large quantities of clay! It is not the first time she has travelled to mid Wales to buy clay but this time she was also picking…
Mistaking Facts for Information We are drowning in information in this age of instant access. I am not going to under rate Ai as it is a wonderful time saver when you need instant information. However this ease of access of information is not about acquiring knowledge.Information is facts. It is headlines (if you believe…
As I watch the bravery of those people who have demonstrated against the injustice that is the massacre in Gaza and are prepared to be arrested in order to showcase this, I am bound to think of what levels of empathy these people have. I have a good friend, a crafter, who spent weeks in the…
Do you get Creativity Blocks? Do you get creativity blocks? Maybe this will help. Let me first explain how we process information.Our conscious minds distort, delete and generalise information. Our conscious minds take in between 7 plus or minus 9 pieces of information at any one time. We delete information because our conscious minds cannot…
You can change your beliefs Some time ago I promised I would give you a method whereby you can change some of the beliefs that you have that are not very helpful to you. You know there are many – the common one being ‘I am not very good at this’ when you forget that…
We all need advice, but….. When the previous pope was dying he was asked to name his successor and he refused because he said the cardinals should rely on themselves. We all require guidance, in particular when we are learning a new craft. In the early days (so long ago) of my having discovered polymer…