Opinion : 3D printing and craft

Just how do 3D printing and craft fit together? Is it just a matter of using a virtual image or scanning in what you want and shoving a copy of that thing out of the printer? Or as many copies as you want out of the printer? And how is that craft?    {click image...

Food : fantastic lemon almond tart

 {More of Siya’s work + interview is here}   You know the old saying “When life gives you lemons…” ? Today I am making my favourite lemon tart. Why? Well, one of the wheels fell off my car yesterday. I mean LITERALLY FELL OFF. Car was...

Surface design : Cressida Bell

Cressida Bell is an extraordinary artist for several reasons. A fabulously talented surface designer, she designs, paints and screen prints, producing a wide range of objects for the home, stationery, and accessories for men and women. AND she is also an utterly...

Food : chick pea bites

{sorry, no pretty picture today – you’ll just have to take my word for it!}   These delectable little things are a variation on a childhood favourite. Essentially, they are vegetarian patties made from pulses mixed with peanut paste, tomato and onion,...

Food : Danish apple cake

  Years ago when we had a telly, my partner and I used to love watching the Two Fat Ladies. They were fabulously entertaining as cooks and personalities – boisterous, loud, and very opinionated. As for their food – it was glorious. Their favourite...