by Rachel Bainton | Jan 21, 2019 | General, Process
Back in November I mentioned in this blog about starting Emmet van Driesche’s Virtual Apprenticeship Challenge. The first challenge was to carve every day; so I carved every day. At the time it was indeed a bit of a challenge; I had to plan each day, and...
by Rachel Bainton | Dec 17, 2018 | General, Process, Spoon carving
I often read posts by other makers, commenting on how it feels a bit sad to say goodbye to their spoons or other makings. I’ve never really understood that. Most of my sales up until now have been face-to-face at market, and I’m very ready to send the...
by Rachel Bainton | Dec 10, 2018 | General, Process
I’ve had 36 hours with a non-functioning website. It felt awful. Six months ago I wouldn’t have noticed any such hiccup. But at this moment I’m so excited by the thought that my business is growing; having the site down felt like I had one hand tied behind my...
by Rachel Bainton | Dec 3, 2018 | General, Process
Up to now with my carving, my design process has mostly been led by the wood. When I have longer blanks, I make cooking spoons. If I have a thicker blank, I aim for a scoop. With shorter, scrappier blanks, I carve eating spoons, or spoons for children. Similarly,...
by Rachel Bainton | Nov 26, 2018 | General, Greenwood Craft, Process
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about supply and demand. Not of the spoons and stock (though that is definitely something that merits a lot of thought), but of the raw material – the greenwood. I live in a town. I don’t have a garden. The backyard...
by Rachel Bainton | Nov 19, 2018 | General, Process
I originally intended to talk about motivation in this post. I have a theory that if you have to do something, then you might as well make it into something you enjoy. I’m an incurable “Pollyanna” personality; I’m probably irritatingly...
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