Read more about the article A Shot trip to Porto

A Shot trip to Porto

Fiona and I had a great short trip to Porto, Portugal last week.  I had never been, and didn't really know what to expect.  I did a bit of looking…

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Photography

I have had an interest in analogue photography for a long time, using my fathers camera, and eventually seeking out cheap charity shop treasures. I got a hand-me-down from a…

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Read more about the article Star Stamp

Star Stamp

I made a small star stamp to impress into clay. If you would like to have your own, and have access to a 3D printer, you can download the file…

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Read more about the article Roulette for stamping clay

Roulette for stamping clay

I wanted to design a small roulette to make lines of patterns. This is a very traditional way of making marks quickly, and I thought I would put my CAD/3d…

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Read more about the article Distance Project

Distance Project

Introduction I've been working on the Distance project through Applied Arts Scotland for the last while, and it has been really rewarding. The premise of the project was to bring…

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Read more about the article New conversations

New conversations

New Projects I have been having some pretty intense conversations with people I don't really know that well. I am involved with two projects outside the studio. One is called,…

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Read more about the article 3D Printed Screw Threads

3D Printed Screw Threads

Here are all of the files needed to use my process of making 3D printed screw threads.  There is a description of the post printing process on Thingiverse here ,…

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Read more about the article Different Ways of making my new forms

Different Ways of making my new forms

I have been developing different ways of making my new forms over the past month or so now by using CAD and 3D printing. It has opened up a lot…

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Read more about the article Shimpo splash pan clip

Shimpo splash pan clip

We have been scrubbing down Cyan Clayworks to open it up to our membership following the Covid-19 lockdown here in Edinburgh. A frustration about one of our Shimpo RK series,…

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Read more about the article 3D Printing new forms

3D Printing new forms

Well, I've bought a 3D printer, and have started to create forms for a new collection of work. Primarily made on my jigger jolly machine. I wanted to keep some…

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