We were show around two villages who both use the same technique to cast. The wax item to be cast is covered in a slip made out of...

I also found some one making wax strands in a slightly more high technique was and love this home made tool. Again they were forcing the...

The technique used is lost wax. This means that the item being cast must first be made in wax. In the case of the Dokra they work with...

Dokra is non–ferrous metal casting using the lost wax technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years...

We have flown across to the East on India , taking a two hour flight from Mumbai. I would have loved to take the train but this trip...

Im am always fascinated to see different peoples forges and set ups. A few years ago now I was working as a blacksmith in Japan , looking...

One thing I am really enjoying about India is the use of umbrellas. To me these colourful additions to mobile businesses seem to denote...

This wire stripping tool is an essential to the e waste areas dismantling kit. I was taught how to make one and given a bit of saw blade...

I met this lady sharing a auto. She was waiting for some one to drop her and her child home. She was deaf. In the fifteen minutes we...

What I'm interested in from this visit is the man power required to dismantle all this electrical waste ,or prehaps we should call it...

The blog posts have been a bit slower than expected as I've been struggling with the WiFi a bit and also been so busy absorbing and...

Today we had a great meeting at the Institute Of Chemical Technology. Had a good look around the different labs. I was really excited to...

I arrived yesterday into mumbai! Staying near the air port in the recycling area and today delved straight in. Jumped in a tuk-tuk and...

What I love about this project is also to delve in to other ideas and connnections. I visited sam and the robotics department and it made...

I was asked to give a talk at stage@Leeds about sustainability in creative practice. It was a great way to share my work and ideas and...

Super happy to get my colourful collection points delivered around Leeds this week. Sporting my e wasted themed jumper and meeting lots...

I've been in my workshop all week making a series of armatures to hold pens. These armatures will bolt on to Leeds universities kuka...

Ideas evolve , expand and change. I love this about working on a longer project and allowing some time to play. I'm off to Leeds next...

Today was fun! …the mini oxhide ingots were all cast in to a sand mould . In this the layers are made up in a resin bonded sand then...

I am going to be casting lots of little ox hide ingots for electroplating packs . I thought it was important to go and visit one in real...