I am stunned, but so elated to have been featured in Polymer Clay Daily, (PCD) and am so thank full for all the comments and feedback people have given on all the different pages and formats. As I said on PCD, I am a little lost for words as a result, but so inspired to go on and do more! 

I was then further amazed to see that I was mentioned in the Polymer Arts Magazine Blog, on 26th January, discussing how to decide whether or not to keep working on a piece to further a technique.  Wow!!

I have always found the Polymer Clay community to be wonderfully generous in the way people share and detail techniques and ideas, and now I find they are equally kind in providing comments. I have also been very lucky to have been in contact with Sue Heaser since I finished my initial Box Lid, and again, she has been ultra generous in giving suggestions for getting improved results for the initial box shape and structure, so a huge thank you to Sue, and all of you for all the help, inspiration, and comments you have given. 
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I have finally finished my latest Pietra Dura (have decided to spell it with the 'a' ending, although Pietre Dure is also correct) box, and kept with the bird theme.

Full details and photos are on the website under Pietra Dura Polymer Clay, on the Polymer Clay listing.

Any comments would be appreciated!

Hi All, hope you are having a good new year so far. Thought I ought to add this to my blog, although it is already on face book and Flickr.

In November last year at the British Polymer Clay Guild's Anniversary Party/AGM, the fantastic polymer clay artist Sue Heaser gave us all a demonstration on the Pietre Dure style of polymer clay art. This involves inlaying multiple pieces of coloured/patterned clay into a background of clay to build up a picture. I have been desperate to have a go ever since and finally managed to find the time. It took about 24 hours to do, and is on a wooden lid box, and I was more than a little devastated when the box cracked in the oven and my piece of work with it. However I have patched up the cracks, and although I may have to keep it as a piece of wall art rather than a useful box, I am still quite pleased with it.

I am now working on a bigger project, having made the box from Polymer Clay as well, and am keeping my fingers crossed that it gets through the oven okay during the multiple baking's I am doing. Will post details if it comes out okay, but may take a couple of weeks more to finish!! Do check out Sue's website for examples of her work www.sueheaser.com