Maquette time! (sneak peek)

Some photos of the maquette I made this afternoon, using the drawings I did on illustrator the other day. Still wrapping my brain round this idea of using metal, but getting there!

So now I know the measurements I need, I can finish the designs to be sent off and cut from steel!

(Amy Winehouse)

Mouldmaking yesterday

Dinosaur Planter. Just for fun!

So i saw this image in Pinterest
and i thought wow i wanna try that! but since.. y'know I have clay?!? why not make a ceramic one, rather than plastic!

here's the start of my stegosaurus, hopefully it wont crack and can have houseleeks and aloevera planted in it's back and tail.

Decoupage sunday - screen

Sort of been collecting images for a long time now, like so many people do, So happy because.. suddenly i have a vision... in these old old crafts magazines, (golden hands, creative ideas??) saw a Decoupage screen idea (like 3 hinged panels) theirs was all images with flowers and pre-raphaelite pixies etc, mine, is a little cruder, but i cant wait to get some hardboard and get on with it! (these pictures are the attempt to arrange what i've collected so far)

little piece of the source sheet i made for the students at UCF (University College Falmouth)

Me at the Talk on 'BUSINESS DAY'
Here's part of the handout...

Went down a treat, even if they already knew some of it, it hopefully helped!

Places
John Soane Museum (Art, sculpture, Antiquities) London
Pitt Rivers Museum (Weapons, Toys, Ceramics, Jewellery, Shrunken heads etc…) Oxford
Bethnal Green V&A Childhood Museum (Toys, History, Current exhibition on magic and fantasy) London
The Last Tuesday Society (‘Curiosity Shoppe’ Freaky Stuff, Friendly not too scary). (Lectures too) London
CAA (contemporary Applied Arts) (near British Museum)
Contemporary Ceramics Centre (very near British Museum)
M I N T (design/art store/gallery, really friendly, near V&A, very inspiring)

Websiteswww.ctmpotterssupplies.co.uk/ Ceramics Tools/Materials
www.bathpotters.co.uk/ Ceramics Tools/Materials
www.a-n.co.uk/ Online and Print Magazine (great for opps!)
(http://www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps/listings)
http://www.axisweb.org/Directory.aspx (has a lot of listings competitions, open calls etc)
http://www.neme.org/ (has a lot of listings competitions, open calls etc)
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/london_gallery_guide.htm (Great for looking up galleries)
www.craftrally.org.uk/ (A sort of Facebook for Makers)
www.gumtree.com (similar to ebay, keep an eye out for bargains/studio equipment)
www.freecycle.com (Free stuff, have to join a group/area, good for basic studio stuff, tables etc..)
www.businesslink.gov.uk Advice on Business
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/sa/register.htm registering for self assessment (tax return, being self employed)
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/
http://cargocollective.com/ (Good for easy-ish websites, using templates, have to request invite, fairly informal)

Books
Independent Store Guide (got mine from Lazy Oaf London, Selling online too)
Second steps
Running a Workshop: Basic Business for Craftspeople

picture from Jason, here's the UCF blog