Spending time on the computer can be so all engrossing and so often a frustrating waste of time that I often find myself avoiding it just so I can have a life.  That's the nature of my attention.  I love to become engrossed in the...

Looking at my students work has inspired me to look back at some of my early successes developing techniques to turn polymer clay on a lathe. I initially approached it as if it were turning ceramic clay, and like clay spinning on a wheel, shaped...

Reader Gretchen Amberg from Chicago recently sent me this photo of some of her early lathe turned beads, created following the tutorials in my book.  Great Job Gretchen.  I'll be looking forward to seeing Gretchen and many others for my workshops at the Bead & Button Show this week. gretchen_amberg_lathe_beads Denise Aratangy is coming all the way from Brazil, and sends this shot of a beautiful pendant using my ghost image techniques.

The June/July 2008 issue of Beadwork magazine is out now and features this review of my book: "Learn from a Master Polymer Clay Beads: Techniques--Projects--Inspiration Grant Diffendaffer This is a must-have book for all who want to make polymer beads, written by one of the premier polymer clay artists...

I mentioned previously that Kathleen Dustin will be curating an exhibition of polymer clay sculpture at the Fuller Craft Museum.  I won't let the cat all the way out of the bag but I have seen a preliminary list of invitees, and this looks to...