What if you took the best traditions of handcraft--reverence for the made object, heartful engagement with material, and mastery of skill, and combined that with 3D printing and digital fabrication? What if artisanry is not lost to unthinking machinery?  What if everything was beautiful, individual, and made to last? May...

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="2142,2144,2146,2143,2145"] Sometimes I work in Secret. Sometimes I have an open sharing process. For the past 18 months I have been secreted away learning new skills--figuring out how to use digital technology to make my design visions real. Things are starting to work out...

It's been awhile since I have posted here. You may have noticed my site was down for redesign--something that seems to always take longer than planned. I'm back though with a lovely new responsive wordpress theme that should look great on all of your devices. People...

After selling thousands of copies in hardback and inspiring artists around the world, Polymer Clay Beads: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration (Lark Jewelry) is now available in paperback (and with a new cover)! If you like the old cover (or just covet a hardback) you should buy now, as the...

Wow--how long was that broken?   It could be some time folks.  Apologies if you have tried and failed.  You can always contact me at mail at diffendaffer.com if you have any trouble.   For now though, I seem to have the kinks worked out...

I'm proud to announce the opening of my online shop at Etsy.com  If you don't know what Etsy is, then I'm happy to tell you that there is an online marketplace dedicated to the handmade and poised to take over the world.  And that I'm...

It's been a long time in the works, and it is with much relief, frankly, that I introduce to you the latest iteration of Diffendaffer.com.  This website has been here since 2000, and it was just over a year ago that I introduced my blog, Many Parts.  Today you will find a site that has been radically redesigned.  The switch from black to white is an obvious one, but there are many more changes under the hood that are going to make this website a much more dynamic and user friendly process. I promised a more connected site, and today deliver you Many Parts with facebook Connect.  You can continue to comment on my website using your Many Parts
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