The Journal

Notes on craft & the trade

Writing on skill, heritage work, and what it means to make something that lasts.

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On Craft

What, Like It's Hard? (It Is. That's the Point.)

Confidence isn't competence, and competence isn't luck. On the women building real trade skills in public, and why "it looks easy" is the highest compliment the trade can offer.

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