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Down & Dirty. An Artisan life as it really is.
After not writing a blog for a while due to actually doing some work, something rather droll happened in the workshop the other day, that made me say I am going to have to turn this into a Blog. Day to day work in the workshop is fairly repetitive and I never think anyone else is going to want to know about it. Of course because what we do is not what everyone does sometimes people are interested in what we think is mostly boring namely; Make statues, bake statues, de-mould statues, rub down statues polish statues, felt statues &...
Making statues. Creating in powdered marble. An artisan explains, with video.
How do I care for cold cast marble statues? Tips and tricks.
Can this statue go in the outside in the garden? How can I care for this marble statue? How do I clean or polish this statue? These are some of the most frequent questions we are asked about our cold cast marble products. As we are the people who make these pieces we feel that we are the best placed to tell you what you need to know. I am going to try and de mystify the care of a marble statue in this blog.
Do I love an Artisan crafter’s market? Let me count the ways.
So once I am all set up ready to go,I’ve had a look about at the rest of the market and now I get to chat to the public what could be nicer? Markets and Crafter's fairs, I love them and if you are reading this I guess you do too. So why not make a date to see us out and about when you are next in France.
On our work table today. Finishing large marble busts by hand.
Because of Covid 19 and lockdown we have breezed through most of the small stuff we have had waiting to finish and have now to pull up our big girl pants and tackle the big stuff. So on my work table today, and to be fair on Howard’s work table too, are the Grace statues. Now Grace is our biggest piece 60 cms high, 35 cms across her shoulders and weighing just above 20 kilos. This one takes the most amount of preparation of any of our pieces before she gets in the final polishing machine. Howard and I don’t...