Journal
Notes from the studio.
Process writing, material studies and field observations from Riga.
Process · June 2026
On patina, and the slow life of gold leaf.
A note on how gold leaf is laid, settles, and continues to change across years of light and touch.
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Process · June 2026
Working a single block of Nero Marquina.
Twelve weeks, one block, and the lion's head that slowly emerged from it.
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Process · June 2026
On patina, and why bronze keeps becoming.
A note on how patinas form, settle and continue to change over years.
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Studio · June 2026
The Latvian tradition: a quiet inheritance.
On a master craftsmen school in Riga, the seven who finished, and what that training leaves in the hand.
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Studio · June 2026
Why every piece is hand-painted.
On the difference between a sprayed surface and one finished by hand, and why we accept the slower path.
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Field Notes · May 2026
Classical antiquity, read in a contemporary hand.
Notes on why the studio returns, again and again, to the museum room — and what it brings back.
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Studio · May 2026
The quiet difficulty of unglazed porcelain.
What we learned shaping the Wave Vessel by hand, one piece at a time.
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Field Notes · May 2026
On collecting: the quieter half of the studio.
The studio is also a small private collection. A note on how pieces are chosen, and why a few are released.
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