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Does my bum look big in this?

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Tom Green

You wont be at all surprised to know that as a Middle Aged Man who spends large portions of his life wearing paint spattered overalls looking at my image in a mirror is not something that’s important too me. I comb my … Continue reading →

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A Plumbers Mirror

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Tom Green

There are two ways a business can go, you can be single minded, focused on a particular product or service and if your lucky you will find the customers who want just that, or you can go the way my … Continue reading →

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Cooking With Physics

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Tom Green

We all have  little things that make us happy, for me its getting to make something from scratch, sometimes from wood, sometimes from steel or leather, when I cant do those I am equally at home in the kitchen, so … Continue reading →

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Now watch the video

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Tom Green

Recently I created a Fire Lamp Sculpture which was exhibited at the Canary Wharf Winter Lights festival 2017. As someone who has spent many years supporting and lighting other artists work you always think you can do that, and finally I … Continue reading →

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Its Mirror Time

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Tom Green

Regular readers will know I have a steady trade making professional Makeup Mirrors for http://www.trafalgarlighting.co.uk a Theatrical Equipment Hire Company based in North London who in turn hire them out to all manner of customers. A very popular use is … Continue reading →

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Some habits are hard to break.

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Tom Green

It was a day for going back to my roots, putting the fancy stuff to one side and make some wheels, something I haven’t done for a while, this time a set of four little wheels to replace some rotten … Continue reading →

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Is it Sculpture or is it Art?

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Tom Green

The alternative title is “It looks so big in the workshop”. For those of you who have seen my previous posts you will know that I was invited to exhibit one of my works at the Canary Wharf Winter Lights … Continue reading →

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Its launched so now it has to happen

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Tom Green

This week I have posted a new video on You tube. This latest one shows how to make a ladies handbag loosely based on an American Lunch Pail shape. Not being American myself  I have no idea whether they actually … Continue reading →

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Calling my bluff

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Tom Green

As anyone who like me spends a lot of time working with artists will tell you there comes a point when you find yourself saying “I could do that” along with “How difficult can it be” Unfortunatley I may have … Continue reading →

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Are Coconuts getting smaller?

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Tom Green

Now there is a school of thought that says everything seems bigger when your young but I am sure I remember coconuts  being bigger. I always enjoy a bit of blacksmithing, but don’t often get a chance. There is something … Continue reading →

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