hand crafts

Jan
30
A piece of straw art. It looks like an equilateral cross where the arms seem to emerge from a squared spiral formation in the middle. The straw is green.

Solar Spring + First Quarter: St. Brigid's crosses

7 min read
Oct
03
Variously sized pieces of grey and reddish stone held together by white mortar.

First Quarter: Hail to the stoneworkers

4 min read
Sep
05
Golden brown, rough-looking rope cords running all in the same horizontal direction.

First Quarter: Rope materials for newcomers

Hello. It's Friday, so I'm sending you the usual weekly missive; but it's also
10 min read
May
09
A spacious, open room with white walls, pale wooden floors and tasteful furniture that gives way to a square seating pit with colorful cushions.

First Quarter (Zodiac Series): The form is the function

Hello. It's Friday, and after a decidedly false start last month, I'm making a fresh attempt
9 min read
Dec
13
A small, lit candle in a dark container sits on some dark fabric near a white scarf and two sprigs of American holly.

First Quarter: Hail to the candlemakers

Hello. It's Friday, and unfortunately a busy one, so I don't expect I can be as
9 min read
Jul
19
An array of antique tools displayed against a background of wooden planks. The tools include a saw, chisels, awls, and more.

First Quarter: Hail to the woodworkers

Hello. It's Friday, and the season is starting to shift in subtle but numerous ways. This land'
10 min read
May
17
A woven tapestry showing a white unicorn at a fountain, plus other animals, trees, and a late medieval hunting party.

First Quarter: The witch's art of dyeing

Hello. It's Friday, and the greening here is nearly finished. Most of the spring flowers have dropped and
13 min read
Feb
23
A twelve-inch diameter disk of bluish bronze set with gold celestial objects in an expressive style.

First Quarter (Again): Hail to the smiths

15 min read
Jan
19
A section of a red wool scarf, shown in closeup over a wooden surface. The scarf is knit with garter stitch.

First Quarter: Putting-yourself-into-thing

Hello. It's Friday. Where I live we are still in real winter, praise be, a reprieve from the
12 min read
Nov
24
Strips of leather stamped with various repeating geometric or flowery patterns. There is a sepia tone fi

First Quarter: Hail to the leatherworkers

It's Friday. Hello. I doubt I'm going out for any of the grotesque, cancerous feast of
15 min read