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Aug 10, 20233 min

Try, try again...

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." - Thomas Edison Sadly most of me great project ideas don't...

Feb 15, 20231 min

Introducing The Bangle Bowl!

Turns out I am not great and keeping the blog up to date with the new designs. Once I have been through the planning, troubleshooting,...

Jan 12, 20231 min

Back to the drawing board!

While I loved the colours in this bowl I ended up not so in love with its proportions..... I also mangled the construction and I had two...

Dec 15, 20222 min

Teacher Gifts Anyone??

Is anyone else having a month where you feel like no matter how many lists you have, all the best intentions in the world, but nothing is...

Dec 7, 20221 min

Lunch for scale...

Have you ever created something just to see if it could be done?? I wanted to make a rounded bowl, curves and not points as such. In...

Nov 24, 20221 min

The shiniest unicorn in the room

So this week sketches turned into net shapes, then 3D. I am currently working on the first fabric prototype for "Bowl 2" which I am...

Nov 4, 20221 min

Aaannnndddd it's out there!

Big moment over here, our first Hedron Bowl kits were just sent off to the pattern testers. While I have designed hundreds of pattern...