- Journal

What we are making, and what we have learned making it

A grid of eleven frames is not the only answer, and it is rarely the best one. Five arrangements that need less wall and less commitment.

Five ways to hang a print without building a gallery wall

Twelve hours, two chemical changes and one point of no return. A plain account of why fired clay can never go back to being mud.

What actually happens to a pot in the kiln

The person who has everything usually has everything mass-produced. Four questions that get you to something they will keep.

How to choose a handmade gift for someone difficult

Small rooms do not need small objects. They need fewer of them, and a reason for each one to be there.

February 28, 2026

Decorating a small room with handmade work

Sophia Williams

Most handmade work asks for less care than people think, and the care it does ask for is not the care they expect.

February 11, 2026

Looking after handmade things

A room does not need a period. It needs the pieces in it to agree about one thing — and it only has to be one.

January 30, 2026

Mixing modern and traditional without landing on a theme