Journal
Notes on technique
The stories behind the craft — techniques, artisans, and the culture that holds them.
Yun lacquer
The patience of yun lacquer
Twenty layers, twenty days. Why the slowest technique makes the most enduring object.
2025-01-12
Shwe cha
Gold leaf, made material
The shwe cha tradition — how gold becomes a surface you can hold.
2025-02-03
Bamboo
Bamboo, the quiet frame
The structure beneath the lacquer — why bamboo is the craft's hidden backbone.
2025-02-18