A friend recently introduced me to Hive, a board game with no board. It is made up of 22 hexagonal tiles that you can place onto any surface without worrying about carrying a board, dice, or any other pieces. I like to do creative projects over Christmas and the simplicity of the game made me start considering what I would…
The previous clay modelling post in May: Modelling with Garden Clay. I once again visited family in Hampshire, and this time took extra care when digging the hole for clay. In my previous attempt I contaminated the clay with soil and so went through a process of washing it. This time I kept it as clean as possible and so didn’t…
Way back, when I was younger and lived in Cornwall, my brother and I used to go down to the bottom of the garden and dig up the clay we found there. We used to make clay balls for throwing at trees (and subsequently got into trouble for covering the neighbour’s garage wall in lumps of clay). More recently I…