OPen Design Now is Open!

You can read this book as it 'opens' online here....

Craft Trail at the Thames Festival, 10th & 11th September

 

I am going to be at the Thames Festival this year as part of the Craft Trail

There are lots of other makers and events happening there have a look at the Craft Trail facebook page or follow @CraftTrail on twitter to find out more!
 

Locks and tool boxes

Image taken from Sharon Adams' website here

The image above is from the website of Sharon Adams, which you can see here.  She make beautiful tools from woods and metals as art.

Then here there is a link to a blog post on the use of locks, in specific on tool boxes.

To me, one is a set of tools for almost any purpose and one is a tool for a very specific purpose.  Tools are for use, purpose and can do different things for different people.  Locks are for hiding things away or keeping them safe, although they, as objects, are used they can cause that which is locked away not to be.  I like that the author of the blog post has used a generic lock on his toolbox which simultaneously allows the box to be locked by the owner, and entered by anyone owns a similar key. 

Making a Bangle

I made this short video explaining how to make a bangle, hope you like it!

Making a Bangle from bridget harvey on Vimeo.

The Art of Craft

  

Image is taken from the original article

Tomahawk hairdryers by Jean-Baptiste Fastrez, whose site is here 

Here is the link to quite an interesting article about the rise of craft making, from the Guardian.