A few weeks back, I made a little Cairn Terrier for Maud. She ordered it for a gift and here’s how it went. At first, she sent a few pictures of Burzun, the small black Cairn terrier. Black pets are hard to portrait especially around the eyes. I have a few options that I like […]
In this video, I’ll show you how I repair bone dry clay with slip. It’s not yet fired. This is more for a beginner level. I sometimes break one of my clay animals at the bone dry stage. Dry clay will always break easily, even more so with tiny detailed pieces. Clay figurines sculptures for […]
We’ve been quarantined for a few weeks now. What was a surreal situation became kind of a new way of life. It has consequences, here as well as everywhere else. For me, it’s many things like not being able to fire my pieces. My kiln is located in a shared space that’s been closed since […]
This blog post is a guide about whether you should sell on Etsy or not. It’s not a one size fits all situation but the general answer is leaning more and more towards a big NO. This is especially true for new sellers, beginner artists and small businesses. I wrote this piece in July 2019 […]
In a few weeks, my latest book will be available – in French only, sorry about that. It’s about French Cuisine and especially desserts from the south west of France. I illustrated 17 recipes Brigitte Carrère created – all these come from a long tradition though 🙂 Here is the Fouace Aveyronnaise illustration video. This […]
