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I was fortunate to be part of the teachers’ team of the site CraftArtEdu. I will miss a lot this site and the team that run it. Despite my sadness, there is no way I can stop this kind of teaching. I also did not plan to be part of another platform: my heart remains attached to CraftArtEdu. So I worked a good part of the summer and…. Now, you can find my classes on my site (those created for CraftArtEdu as well as a new one). I kept the elements that were the strength Read more…

I didn’t work much in the studio this summer and when I was there, I was cleaning and sorting. I nevertheless took the time to make this necklace which is an evolution of Elegant Connections: a collaborative project with Sylvie Peraud. I have cut freehand the bead shapes directly in the clay. I liked to let myself be guided without knowing the result. I also like the contrast between the curves of the beads and the sharp of the connectors. The novelty is also the polymer clay neck. It is very pleasant to wear. How Read more…

The ” Twist Jewelry” workshop is finally scheduled. It will take place in France, Rhône-Alpes region,  (about 30 km from Lyon) The interest of this workshop is to learn how to make threaded rods in polymer clay . Students will use them to create colorful and original jewelry that can varied and can evolved. Added to this technique, the students will also discover and experiment a colored and playful surface treatments. They will mix the engraving on raw clay as well as on baked clay. The workshop will end with a matt finish on some pieces Read more…

About a year ago, I showed you earrings and brooches with reversible parts : They just had to be turned. It’s time to show a little more! The secret: threaded rods in polymer clay. Currently I’m preparing a workshop project on this jewelry.

I continue my work started with the previous brooches. I work on earrings and pendants using the same types of patterns. I like the effects. This will, certainly, end with a workshop proposal. For now I explore and I am please.