For my last blog of the year I’m reminiscing from 4 years ago when I made my first ever Powertex Gnome ‘Amon the Shaman’. He was inspired by a supposed origi...

By Shell North For this article I was asked to talk about my favorite artist. I have lots of things around me like nature that inspire me but rarely a well k...

One thing I love about being a part of the design team is getting asked to do pieces for upcoming Hochanda shows. Being a part of such a great team keeps me ...

This month the design team were challenged to follow and complete a design team members step by step from a previous article. This came with one stipulation ...

What inspires me? As a tutor I’m often asked how I come up with all my ideas and what Inspires me. My first answer is everything. I’m sure we all know a Powe...

For my July article we are delving into ancient Rome and looking at incorporating Medusa and Stone Art. The Romans were renowned for their love of wine, both...

I love the simplicity of using something like string or twine and knots to create something magical and unique. Wanting to step away from the full circle dre...

The theme this month is Underwater, this is one of my favourite go to themes I love to create with as I love the sea. Living in Dorset I’m close to the sea a...

In this article my chosen subject matter was short listed to ‘Taurus’. Because I really love wearable art and cosplay, so I knew sort of where I was taking t...

In this article I will be showing you how to create a Mindfulness Mandala Triptych. I wanted to incorporate one item as my focal point, the product of the mo...

Creating marvelous things with the Powertex secret art box

Stone art Powertex clay birds of paradise sculpting step by step tutorial

See what was created with a recycled wicker basket.

It's a well known fact that once you start using Powertex you will come down with a condition sometimes referred to as 'Powertex eyes' (thanks Abigail Lagden...

When I stumbled across Powertex I was merely a crafter, making and selling things at local fairs to enable me to keep funding myself to keep on crafting. For...

Its safe to say I love rust, I wanted to have another play with rusty art on a canvas again but maybe make this one more feminine and vintage looking and les...

The word retreat makes it sound like you should be running for the hills so to speak, one definition of the word is; The act or process of moving back or awa...

Now everyone sees a blog posts with a nicely polished happy ending finished piece or pieces......well not today folks! I have been wanting to try acrylic pou...

My Figurine workshops have always been popular ones to run, and why not as the finished pieces are packed full of your time, effort, creativity, and love and...

Well this week I realised it was the 1 year anniversary for having my studio! it's quite a celebration for myself and my partner as the coming about of me ha...