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The Analog Revival: Why We’re Putting Down the Phone and Picking Up the Clay
In an era where our memories are stored in clouds we can’t touch and our sentiments arrive as blue bubbles that disappear into a digital void, a quiet rebellion is...
The Analog Revival: Why We’re Putting Down the Phone and Picking Up the Clay
The Analog Revival: Why We’re Putting Down the Phone and Picking Up the Clay
|Matthew Pawley
The Stunning Value Gap
A standard mass‑produced card costs around fifteen pence to manufacture, yet it is sold for £4.99 or more...
The Stunning Value Gap
The Stunning Value Gap
|Matthew Pawley
Beyond the Printer: Why Your Handwritten Message Deserves More Than a Font
In a world of "click, print, and forget," the art of sending a card has become a bit... mechanical. We’ve all been there. You’re in a rush, you log onto...
Beyond the Printer: Why Your Handwritten Message Deserves More Than a Font
Beyond the Printer: Why Your Handwritten Message Deserves More Than a Font
|Matthew Pawley
30 Years of Heart: A Milestone Worth Celebrating
Today is not just another day in the studio. The clay is resting, the dotting tools are down, and we are taking a moment to honour something extraordinary: Kaylee’s 30th...
30 Years of Heart: A Milestone Worth Celebrating
30 Years of Heart: A Milestone Worth Celebrating
|Matthew Pawley
Studio Insider - Paint, Clay, and Code: What does a potter and ceramic artist have to do with AI?
At the heart of the Jellydots studio, things are tactile. There’s the dampness of the clay Matt is shaping, the rhythmic click-clack of the Cricut Venture chopping cards, and the...
Studio Insider - Paint, Clay, and Code: What does a potter and ceramic artist have to do with AI?
Studio Insider - Paint, Clay, and Code: What does a potter and ceramic artist have to do with AI?
|Matthew Pawley
Clay is Kept, Paper is Recycled: Why a Card Should Last a Lifetime
We’ve all been there. It’s the morning after a big birthday or a festive celebration, and the living room is a sea of colourful cardstock. While we love the sentiment...
Clay is Kept, Paper is Recycled: Why a Card Should Last a Lifetime
Clay is Kept, Paper is Recycled: Why a Card Should Last a Lifetime
|Matthew Pawley
What to Write in a Card
(When Your Brain Has Clocked Off) There’s a very specific moment — right after you open a blank card — when your entire vocabulary quietly packs a suitcase and slips...
What to Write in a Card
What to Write in a Card
|Matthew Pawley
Why we use Clay
...as the Heart of Our Premium Keepsake Cards In a world full of fast things — fast messages, fast gifts, fast goodbyes — we wanted to make something that slows...
Why we use Clay
Why we use Clay
|Matthew Pawley
A Little Milestone, and a lot of heart(s)!
This February marks a special moment for us — our first Valentine’s Day as a business. To celebrate, we’ve created a small but meaningful collection of heart‑themed cards, each with...
A Little Milestone, and a lot of heart(s)!
A Little Milestone, and a lot of heart(s)!
|Matthew Pawley
The Uncertain Journey of Starting Something New
This is actually Jellydots’ second beginning. The first attempt, three years ago, made it halfway into the world before life pulled everything in a different direction. But the idea never...
The Uncertain Journey of Starting Something New
The Uncertain Journey of Starting Something New
|Matthew Pawley
The Analog Revival: Why We’re Putting Down the Phone and Picking Up the Clay
In an era where our memories are stored in clouds we can’t touch and our sentiments arrive as blue bubbles that disappear into a digital void, a quiet rebellion is...
The Analog Revival: Why We’re Putting Down the Phone and Picking Up the Clay
The Analog Revival: Why We’re Putting Down the Phone and Picking Up the Clay
|Matthew Pawley
The Stunning Value Gap
A standard mass‑produced card costs around fifteen pence to manufacture, yet it is sold for £4.99 or more...
The Stunning Value Gap
The Stunning Value Gap
|Matthew Pawley
Beyond the Printer: Why Your Handwritten Message Deserves More Than a Font
In a world of "click, print, and forget," the art of sending a card has become a bit... mechanical. We’ve all been there. You’re in a rush, you log onto...
Beyond the Printer: Why Your Handwritten Message Deserves More Than a Font
Beyond the Printer: Why Your Handwritten Message Deserves More Than a Font
|Matthew Pawley
30 Years of Heart: A Milestone Worth Celebrating
Today is not just another day in the studio. The clay is resting, the dotting tools are down, and we are taking a moment to honour something extraordinary: Kaylee’s 30th...
30 Years of Heart: A Milestone Worth Celebrating
30 Years of Heart: A Milestone Worth Celebrating
|Matthew Pawley
Studio Insider - Paint, Clay, and Code: What does a potter and ceramic artist have to do with AI?
At the heart of the Jellydots studio, things are tactile. There’s the dampness of the clay Matt is shaping, the rhythmic click-clack of the Cricut Venture chopping cards, and the...
Studio Insider - Paint, Clay, and Code: What does a potter and ceramic artist have to do with AI?
Studio Insider - Paint, Clay, and Code: What does a potter and ceramic artist have to do with AI?
|Matthew Pawley
Clay is Kept, Paper is Recycled: Why a Card Should Last a Lifetime
We’ve all been there. It’s the morning after a big birthday or a festive celebration, and the living room is a sea of colourful cardstock. While we love the sentiment...
Clay is Kept, Paper is Recycled: Why a Card Should Last a Lifetime
Clay is Kept, Paper is Recycled: Why a Card Should Last a Lifetime
|Matthew Pawley
What to Write in a Card
(When Your Brain Has Clocked Off) There’s a very specific moment — right after you open a blank card — when your entire vocabulary quietly packs a suitcase and slips...
What to Write in a Card
What to Write in a Card
|Matthew Pawley
Why we use Clay
...as the Heart of Our Premium Keepsake Cards In a world full of fast things — fast messages, fast gifts, fast goodbyes — we wanted to make something that slows...
Why we use Clay
Why we use Clay
|Matthew Pawley
A Little Milestone, and a lot of heart(s)!
This February marks a special moment for us — our first Valentine’s Day as a business. To celebrate, we’ve created a small but meaningful collection of heart‑themed cards, each with...
A Little Milestone, and a lot of heart(s)!
A Little Milestone, and a lot of heart(s)!
|Matthew Pawley
The Uncertain Journey of Starting Something New
This is actually Jellydots’ second beginning. The first attempt, three years ago, made it halfway into the world before life pulled everything in a different direction. But the idea never...
The Uncertain Journey of Starting Something New
The Uncertain Journey of Starting Something New
|Matthew Pawley