Schapelle Corby has revealed she is putting her handmade clock business to bed.
The former drug smuggler started a new life after her release from an Indonesian prison in 2014 and earned a living as a successful clockmaker for years.
However, the 47-year-old announced this week that she could no longer continue the time-consuming work.
“This may be my last year making my epoxy art,” she wrote on Instagram.
‘This makes me sad. ‘Life is changing, I’m not sure how my resin obsession hobby will fit into it. At this point I just don’t know,” she continued.
The $199 to $220 clocks are sold online and have proven to be a profitable career for the convicted drug smuggler.
Schapelle Corby (pictured) has revealed she is putting her handmade clock business to bed
When a fan asked in the comments if she has anything new planned career-wise, Corby replied, “No. It is not our intention to monitor this space.’
In addition, she held up a clock embossed with the text: “You are someone’s biggest regret.”
Earlier this year, Corby showed several colorful timepieces and posted an assembly video showing the process of making the clocks.
The clip shows Schapelle painting the wood, applying resin and assembling the components.
She wrote passionately in the caption, “This is my hobby, passion. This is what I like to spend my time on.’
Her followers talked about her work in the comments, with several saying they had purchased some of her work or received one of her clocks as a gift.
“I love your work, it’s breathtaking,” said one fan.
“They look really good, what a cool hobby,” another commented.
“This may be my last year making my epoxy art,” she wrote on Instagram
‘This makes me sad. ‘Life is changing, I’m not sure how my resin obsession hobby will fit into it. At this point I just don’t know,” she continued
‘These are absolutely beautiful. They just keep getting better and better!’ wrote another follower.
Schapelle spent nine years behind bars in Bali’s Kerobokan prison after being found guilty of smuggling marijuana into Indonesia in May 2005.
Schapelle has always maintained her innocence and her lawyers argued that she had unintentionally become a drug mule, suggesting baggage handlers put the drugs in her bag.
The former beauty student, 47, was released on parole in February 2014.
Schapelle was subsequently deported back to Australia in May 2017.
Since moving back home after the ordeal, she has found work as a clockmaker and influencer.
Last year, the former prison guard celebrated her ninth birthday out of prison.
At the time, she addressed her release in an emotional video on Instagram.
“I felt sick to my stomach and I felt like a burp of trauma that just came in and settled in my stomach and tried to take over my mind,” she said of the grueling experience.
She marked the milestone by enjoying a pina colada with her mother, going for a swim and giving away one of her custom resin clocks to a lucky fan.
“I want to celebrate the day – because it’s a good day – with something that really concerns me and has been such a healing process for me,” she said.