Susan Elaine JonesJan 15, 20212 minNew Year, New FaceHappy new year! Happy new lockdown (I think we're on lockdown mark iii, but it is honestly getting hard to tell). What have you done so...
Susan Elaine JonesOct 31, 20201 minBeauty is skin deepJust a quick blog post to share for Halloween. I've been learning how faces build on top of skulls, and as a quick exercise, tried it on...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 17, 20202 minBird Skeletons of the worldSkeletons. So often a labour of love. But two years of work at the University of Cambridge Zoology Museum is finally ready to share
Susan Elaine JonesFeb 3, 20202 minIt's what's under the skin that countsI love it when a plan comes together. I've finally met all the right people and I'm making progress. I am working on 3D printing a skull...
Susan Elaine JonesAug 16, 20192 minNew work!Last month was four weekends of Open Studios - and what fun it was! Visitors included a number of professionals - an archaeologist, an...
Susan Elaine JonesJul 11, 20198 minIn defence of buying a human skeletonIt isn’t about owning a skeleton. It is about access. It is about trust. It is about our shared humanity. It’s about communion with our...
Susan Elaine JonesMay 10, 20191 minDeath Fest 2019!Death Fest time is here again! Okay, so we never officially called it that. Instead, this month, I've been helping put the final touches...
Susan Elaine JonesApr 17, 20192 minHandling death with the death maidensAs arrangements for the Dying for Life event "Things to do when you're dead"* are hotting up, I'm getting out and about talking to people...
Susan Elaine JonesNov 16, 20181 minHoney coloured bonesQuick post as I'm up to my eyeballs editing skeleton photos. The local friendly archaeologist has been giving me great access to be able...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 20, 20184 minWhat is art for?So this week, month, and some of this year, and years before, I have been contemplating art. In a classic photographic text, I came...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 4, 20181 minHelp a starving artistQuick blog post to say things are for sale. Specifically, a first opportunity to see and buy four limited edition images from my...
Susan Elaine JonesMar 18, 20181 minPacking for social bonesQuick blog to say sorry for being quiet - I've been manning various events in the Cambridge Science Festival, and now am packing pictures...
Susan Elaine JonesNov 3, 20171 minBooks for sale - direct!Looking for the perfect Christmas present for that friend who still wishes it was Halloween? Buy my book! I know I've mentioned this...
Susan Elaine JonesSep 1, 20172 minSkeleton day trip to meet the publicLast weekend I had a fantastic afternoon meeting people meeting human bones for the first time. It was a free, drop in workshop organised...
Susan Elaine JonesAug 23, 20173 minWhere are all the Snicthons?I had to write with the excitement and urgency of those discussing with flat earthers what they think caused the solar eclipse this week....
Susan Elaine JonesAug 18, 20173 minMeeting a new skullSo last month I had a chance to meet a new skull. And was invited by a pro to "say what I see". Let's see what I can tell you about a...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 16, 20174 minHow the sieve changed the skull (or not)***Correction to this information - see bottom of blog*** Of all the nightmare fodder I shared on the last post, the question that came...
Susan Elaine JonesJun 9, 20173 minThe Malice of Raspberry SeedsSorry for a period of quiet, I've had a bit of a tooth ache and been trying to book a visit to a dentist. It's all because raspberries...
Susan Elaine JonesMay 5, 20172 minWhen I'm dead, I want to go out and meet new peopleThrough some fantastic luck, a chance meeting a few years ago sparked my interest in skeletons and came together as a superb visit to an...
Susan Elaine JonesApr 26, 20174 minUndiscovered gems of the Cambridge Science Festival… the Duckworth Collection at the LCHES.18,050* people were at the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies last month. *This figure is an estimate. But I guess that 50...