The Craftsman's Journal

Golden Glow 2026: Nature's Whispers How I Crea...

Forest stag, winter birds, a glowing lantern and gold that ties it all together. The story behind the Golden Glow 2026: Nature's Whispers collection, and why it was designed to...

Golden Glow 2026: Nature's Whispers How I Crea...

Forest stag, winter birds, a glowing lantern and gold that ties it all together. The story behind the Golden Glow 2026: Nature's Whispers collection, and why it was designed to...

The Master's Tools (Part 2) Kavalier: The Czech...

Raw power, thermal mass, and the reliability of a V8 engine. Meet the Kavalier the Czech burner that drives the largest and most demanding work in my workshop.

The Master's Tools (Part 2) Kavalier: The Czech...

Raw power, thermal mass, and the reliability of a V8 engine. Meet the Kavalier the Czech burner that drives the largest and most demanding work in my workshop.

The Master's Tools (Part 1) Why I Work With Fou...

One burner is never enough. The first instalment of The Master's Tools — a behind-the-scenes look at why four completely different flames are needed to create a single hand-blown ornament.

The Master's Tools (Part 1) Why I Work With Fou...

One burner is never enough. The first instalment of The Master's Tools — a behind-the-scenes look at why four completely different flames are needed to create a single hand-blown ornament.

A Second Life for Antique Glass. A Preview of O...

Old ornaments, darkened inside by oxidised silver and a craftsman who can restore their brilliance without touching a single brushstroke of the original decoration. A demonstration is coming.

A Second Life for Antique Glass. A Preview of O...

Old ornaments, darkened inside by oxidised silver and a craftsman who can restore their brilliance without touching a single brushstroke of the original decoration. A demonstration is coming.

You Hand Over a Pattern, You Collect the Finish...

I left a pattern. I came back to something entirely different. A story about handmade craft, human creativity, and one decorator who had her own ideas about what "prettier" means.

You Hand Over a Pattern, You Collect the Finish...

I left a pattern. I came back to something entirely different. A story about handmade craft, human creativity, and one decorator who had her own ideas about what "prettier" means.

A Grill Outside the Workshop, a "Great Connoiss...

A self-declared expert, a lit grill, and one question that stopped the workshop dead. Some conversations about craft begin exactly where theory ends.

A Grill Outside the Workshop, a "Great Connoiss...

A self-declared expert, a lit grill, and one question that stopped the workshop dead. Some conversations about craft begin exactly where theory ends.