Tudor House and Garden reopened last year, and I didn't visit until yesterday.  The garden is a tremendous oasis, especially in this we...

It's a while now since I last made pilgrimage to the capital from the provinces (well, Hampshire). One upcoming reason to make a trip ...

Roman historians!  This is a project that has been on my list since I started it a few months ago, meaning to experiment with stencils fo...

Some scratchy results from lengthy trials with trays of nitric acid, ever increasing in strength. The brass needed the biggest guillotine I...

Here's a new direction. At the moment I feel that I've found my new Thing.  The last project benefited hugely from the decision to...

Well, I finished my final minor project.  I'll show you the finished piece another time, and tell you about what went well and what I...

Here are three pictures, by the wonderful Emily Sutton , of Rosa Salva, a cafe near where I stayed in Venice this year. These an...