Craftsmanship Magazine
@craftsmanshipmag.bsky.social
Highlighting the master artisans, makers, and innovators who are creating a world built to last.
Substack: https://craftsmanship.substack.com/
Website: https://craftsmanship.net/
Substack: https://craftsmanship.substack.com/
Website: https://craftsmanship.net/
Strip-mining human labor isn’t sustainable. The values of craftsmanship have much to teach us about ensuring fair wages and a more equitable tax system, and creating an economy that's built to last. Read "The Craft of a Sustainable Economy, Part 1," written by Todd Oppenheimer: bit.ly/4rehKry
The Craft of a Sustainable Economy, Part 1 | Craftsmanship Magazine
Strip-mining human labor isn’t sustainable. The values of craftsmanship have much to teach us about ensuring fair wages and a more equitable tax system, and creating an economy that's built to last.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Strip-mining human labor isn’t sustainable. The values of craftsmanship have much to teach us about ensuring fair wages and a more equitable tax system, and creating an economy that's built to last. Read "The Craft of a Sustainable Economy, Part 1," written by Todd Oppenheimer: bit.ly/4rehKry
When Hohner, the world’s largest harmonica manufacturer, changed its flagship model (and in the process, its signature sound), a few musicians and harp customizers waged a quiet rebellion—and won. Read or listen to "The Return of the Harmonica," written by Ben Marks: bit.ly/3XyjZIH
The Return of the Harmonica | Craftsmanship Magazine
Harmonica devotees have worked to improve the once-overlooked instrument, prompting Hohner, maker of long-popular Marine Band harmonicas, to keep up.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
When Hohner, the world’s largest harmonica manufacturer, changed its flagship model (and in the process, its signature sound), a few musicians and harp customizers waged a quiet rebellion—and won. Read or listen to "The Return of the Harmonica," written by Ben Marks: bit.ly/3XyjZIH
Gary Rogowski, a master woodworker and furniture designer (and longtime Craftsmanship collaborator) reflects on how his first handmade bench came into being. We hope you’ll enjoy reading “My First Design,” by Gary Rogowski. Now available for all of our readers to enjoy—free of charge: bit.ly/4sEdTW5
Freshly Unlocked: "My First Design"
Gary Rogowski, a master woodworker and furniture designer (and longtime Craftsmanship collaborator) reflects on how his first handmade bench came into being.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Gary Rogowski, a master woodworker and furniture designer (and longtime Craftsmanship collaborator) reflects on how his first handmade bench came into being. We hope you’ll enjoy reading “My First Design,” by Gary Rogowski. Now available for all of our readers to enjoy—free of charge: bit.ly/4sEdTW5
Behind the scenes at Lisbon's Museu Nacional de Azulejo, an institution dedicated entirely to the craft of traditional Portuguese tilework, historians, scientists, and restoration experts are fitting together the pieces of Portugal's long history, one handpainted tile at a time: bit.ly/44z5xox
Portugal’s Azulejo Detectives | Craftsmanship Magazine
A small, quiet army of historians, scientists, and restoration experts are putting the pieces of Portugal’s past together again, one gorgeous tile at a time.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Behind the scenes at Lisbon's Museu Nacional de Azulejo, an institution dedicated entirely to the craft of traditional Portuguese tilework, historians, scientists, and restoration experts are fitting together the pieces of Portugal's long history, one handpainted tile at a time: bit.ly/44z5xox
Deep in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, sits an old mining town that provided marble for some of America’s most famous memorials. Abandoned and revived over and over through the years, the town of Marble is now enjoying another new life, in both industry and the arts: bit.ly/3w0Ls8G
Colorado’s Marble Motherlode | Craftsmanship Magazine
In a deep canyon in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, there's an old mining town that once provided marble for some of America’s most famous memorials. It's now enjoying a new life—in both industry and the ...
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Deep in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, sits an old mining town that provided marble for some of America’s most famous memorials. Abandoned and revived over and over through the years, the town of Marble is now enjoying another new life, in both industry and the arts: bit.ly/3w0Ls8G
Inside a 250-year-old house in Cairo, patient teachers and traditional Islamic patterns offer students powerful lessons in craft, cultural knowledge—and math. We hope you’ll enjoy reading, “How Cairo’s Kids Learn Geometry: With a Chisel,” written by Pauline Bartolone: bit.ly/3Nfo17y
How Cairo’s Kids Learn Geometry: With a Chisel
Inside a 250-year-old house in Cairo, patient teachers and traditional Islamic patterns offer students powerful lessons in craft, cultural knowledge—and math.
bit.ly
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Inside a 250-year-old house in Cairo, patient teachers and traditional Islamic patterns offer students powerful lessons in craft, cultural knowledge—and math. We hope you’ll enjoy reading, “How Cairo’s Kids Learn Geometry: With a Chisel,” written by Pauline Bartolone: bit.ly/3Nfo17y
For Beatrice Thornton, an artist, photographer, and archivist based in Oakland, CA, nature is more than a muse: It's also a source of sustainable materials she uses for developing analog film. Read “Reviving the Craft of Plant-Based Photo Developing,” written by Jeff Greenwald: bit.ly/3L9xhJH
Reviving the Craft of Plant-Based Photo Developing | Craftsmanship Magazine
For Beatrice Thornton, an artist, photographer, and archivist based in Oakland, CA, nature is more than a muse: It's also the source of the sustainable materials she uses for developing analog film.
bit.ly
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
For Beatrice Thornton, an artist, photographer, and archivist based in Oakland, CA, nature is more than a muse: It's also a source of sustainable materials she uses for developing analog film. Read “Reviving the Craft of Plant-Based Photo Developing,” written by Jeff Greenwald: bit.ly/3L9xhJH
Driven primarily by health, Black vegan restaurateurs are creating plant-based versions of soul food that avoid meat, salty fats, and other bodily evildoers, while still retaining the flavor, texture, and succulent richness of those beloved old family recipes: bit.ly/3GfD0HF
Soul Food Gets the Vegan Treatment | Craftsmanship Magazine
These Black restaurateurs are breaking the mold with plant-based versions of traditional — but often unhealthy — soul food dishes.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Driven primarily by health, Black vegan restaurateurs are creating plant-based versions of soul food that avoid meat, salty fats, and other bodily evildoers, while still retaining the flavor, texture, and succulent richness of those beloved old family recipes: bit.ly/3GfD0HF
A pen, a notebook, a vintage typewriter, some art supplies: A writer’s quest to reclaim her love of the craft opens up a new creative chapter (so to speak). We hope you’ll enjoy reading “Rediscovering the Craft of Slow Writing,” written by Jennifer Berney: bit.ly/4qCiGph
Freshly Unlocked: "Rediscovering the Craft of Slow Writing"
A pen, a notebook, a vintage typewriter, some art supplies: A writer’s quest to reclaim her love of the craft opens up a new creative chapter (so to speak).
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM
A pen, a notebook, a vintage typewriter, some art supplies: A writer’s quest to reclaim her love of the craft opens up a new creative chapter (so to speak). We hope you’ll enjoy reading “Rediscovering the Craft of Slow Writing,” written by Jennifer Berney: bit.ly/4qCiGph
"Planned Obsolescence"—the Made-in-America practice of making goods that are not meant to last—has left the U.S. with the world's largest waste stream. Why do we keep feeding this destructive cycle by buying more and more stuff? Read "Throwaway Nation," written by Julia Scheeres: bit.ly/3RjiLQb
Throwaway Nation | Craftsmanship Magazine
Throwaway Nation: America’s History of Planned Obsolescence. Why we’re addicted to buying stuff—and what we can do to stop.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"Planned Obsolescence"—the Made-in-America practice of making goods that are not meant to last—has left the U.S. with the world's largest waste stream. Why do we keep feeding this destructive cycle by buying more and more stuff? Read "Throwaway Nation," written by Julia Scheeres: bit.ly/3RjiLQb
Sarie Gessner, better known as “Jukebox Mama,” is making a name for herself by reimagining custom-embroidered Western wear—and dressing many of country music’s rising stars. Read “Western-Wear Designer ‘Jukebox Mama’ Paints with Thread,” written and photographed by Meredith Lawrence: bit.ly/48w8RD3
Western-Wear Designer 'Jukebox Mama' Paints with Thread | Craftsmanship Magazine
Designer Sarie Gessner—known for her Western-inspired suits, custom embroidery, and passion for music—is dressing some of country and Americana's brightest stars for the stage.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Sarie Gessner, better known as “Jukebox Mama,” is making a name for herself by reimagining custom-embroidered Western wear—and dressing many of country music’s rising stars. Read “Western-Wear Designer ‘Jukebox Mama’ Paints with Thread,” written and photographed by Meredith Lawrence: bit.ly/48w8RD3
For nearly 30 years, woodworking has provided Miles Boudreaux with purpose, connection, and a creative "fix." Now, science is catching up to what he’s learned from experience. Read “What Science Says About Craft, Creativity, and Mental Health,” written by Pauline Bartolone: bit.ly/4jhvQWn
Freshly Unlocked: "What Science Says about Craft, Creativity, and Mental Health"
For nearly 30 years, woodworking has provided Miles Boudreaux with purpose, connection, and a creative "fix." Now, science is catching up to what he’s learned from experience.
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
For nearly 30 years, woodworking has provided Miles Boudreaux with purpose, connection, and a creative "fix." Now, science is catching up to what he’s learned from experience. Read “What Science Says About Craft, Creativity, and Mental Health,” written by Pauline Bartolone: bit.ly/4jhvQWn
Uniting Navajo traditional songs with the dynamic currents of contemporary jazz, trumpet master Delbert Anderson (Diné/Navajo) weaves a vibrant tapestry of sound. Read “Hitting All the High Notes: Delbert Anderson Trumpets On,” written by RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo): bit.ly/44mG3KI
Hitting All the High Notes: Delbert Anderson Trumpets On | Craftsmanship Magazine
Uniting Navajo traditional songs with the dynamic currents of contemporary jazz and jazz improvisation, the trumpet master weaves a vibrant tapestry of sound.
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Uniting Navajo traditional songs with the dynamic currents of contemporary jazz, trumpet master Delbert Anderson (Diné/Navajo) weaves a vibrant tapestry of sound. Read “Hitting All the High Notes: Delbert Anderson Trumpets On,” written by RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo): bit.ly/44mG3KI
The late Butch Morris, a figure from the outer edges of jazz, reimagined conducting as a form of composition, coining his own word for the combination of the two. Read or listen to "The Conductionist," written by Francis Davis
Read story: bit.ly/3QmV1bt
Listen to audio story: bit.ly/41b68rX
Read story: bit.ly/3QmV1bt
Listen to audio story: bit.ly/41b68rX
Watch "Butch Morris Demonstrates the Art of 'Conduction'" | Craftsmanship Magazine
The late Lawrence “Butch” Morris demonstrates his improvisational approach to conducting jazz, which he saw as so much his own that he defined it with a registered trademark: Conduction®.
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The late Butch Morris, a figure from the outer edges of jazz, reimagined conducting as a form of composition, coining his own word for the combination of the two. Read or listen to "The Conductionist," written by Francis Davis
Read story: bit.ly/3QmV1bt
Listen to audio story: bit.ly/41b68rX
Read story: bit.ly/3QmV1bt
Listen to audio story: bit.ly/41b68rX
In this mini-documentary, Italian filmmaker Luisa Grosso takes us to Italy’s Lombardy region where, since the 16th century, luthiers have been using a particularly resonant type of wood from local spruce. Watch "The Violins of Cremona," a film by Luisa Grosso.
Watch: bit.ly/48xqdwB
Watch: bit.ly/48xqdwB
"The Violins of Cremona" - a Craftsmanship documentary short film
In this mini-documentary, Italian filmmaker Luisa Grosso takes us to Italy’s Lombardy region where, since the 16th century, luthiers have been using a particularly resonant type of wood from local spruce. Read more here: https://craftsmanship.net/italys-endangered-violin-forest/
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In this mini-documentary, Italian filmmaker Luisa Grosso takes us to Italy’s Lombardy region where, since the 16th century, luthiers have been using a particularly resonant type of wood from local spruce. Watch "The Violins of Cremona," a film by Luisa Grosso.
Watch: bit.ly/48xqdwB
Watch: bit.ly/48xqdwB
Picking up a longtime hobby, our publisher tries out some new calligraphy tools and techniques, only to find that mastering graceful script is harder—and messier—than it may appear. We hope you’ll enjoy reading "Calligraphy’s Hurdles," written by Todd Oppenheimer: bit.ly/4a7Bgka
Freshly Unlocked: Calligraphy’s Hurdles
Picking up a longtime hobby, our publisher tries out some new calligraphy tools and techniques, only to find that mastering graceful script is harder—and messier—than it may appear.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Picking up a longtime hobby, our publisher tries out some new calligraphy tools and techniques, only to find that mastering graceful script is harder—and messier—than it may appear. We hope you’ll enjoy reading "Calligraphy’s Hurdles," written by Todd Oppenheimer: bit.ly/4a7Bgka
Jeff Greenwald digs into the fascinating, unusually detailed world of handcrafted jigsaw puzzles—and the little-known word for their devotees. Read "Handmade Puzzles, and the Remarkable Craft of Dissectology."
Read story: bit.ly/4oYiss3
Read story: bit.ly/4oYiss3
The Puzzling Craft of Dissectology | Craftsmanship Magazine
Our writer digs into the fascinating, unusually detailed world of handcrafted jigsaw puzzles—and the little-known word for their devotees.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Jeff Greenwald digs into the fascinating, unusually detailed world of handcrafted jigsaw puzzles—and the little-known word for their devotees. Read "Handmade Puzzles, and the Remarkable Craft of Dissectology."
Read story: bit.ly/4oYiss3
Read story: bit.ly/4oYiss3
As today’s motorcycles become more high-tech, the simplicity of a vintage bike becomes more appealing. Among the simplest are models from the 70s. That’s why people visit Dave Stefani, whose San Francisco shop looks like a mechanical surgery ward. Read "The Wizard of Old Wheels": bit.ly/3vBMgAX
The Wizard of Old Wheels | Craftsmanship Magazine
As motorcycles become more high-tech, the simplicity of a vintage bike becomes more appealing. Among the simplest are Japanese models from the 1970s, particularly Hondas. That’s why people visit Dave ...
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
As today’s motorcycles become more high-tech, the simplicity of a vintage bike becomes more appealing. Among the simplest are models from the 70s. That’s why people visit Dave Stefani, whose San Francisco shop looks like a mechanical surgery ward. Read "The Wizard of Old Wheels": bit.ly/3vBMgAX
By the late 90s, digital printing was king and hand-painted signage were fading fast from the American landscape. Ira Coyne didn't let that hold him back. Read “A Hand-Painted Welcome: Ira Coyne’s Lasting Imprint on Olympia,” written by Jennifer Berney: bit.ly/47uGrss
A Hand-Painted Welcome: Ira Coyne's Lasting Imprint on Olympia | Craftsmanship Magazine
By the late 90s, digital printing was king and hand-painted signage—as well as apprenticeships for sign-painters—were fading fast from the American landscape. Ira Coyne didn't let that hold him back
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
By the late 90s, digital printing was king and hand-painted signage were fading fast from the American landscape. Ira Coyne didn't let that hold him back. Read “A Hand-Painted Welcome: Ira Coyne’s Lasting Imprint on Olympia,” written by Jennifer Berney: bit.ly/47uGrss
When an American made, quartz watch costs up to $1,500, and its counterparts from other countries, including Switzerland, range from $50 to more than $50,000, what’s the difference between them? Read or listen to "The Value of Time", written by Todd Oppenheimer: bit.ly/3gUAgGn
The Value of Time | Craftsmanship Magazine
When the price of a quartz watch ranges from $50 to $50,000, what's the difference -- if any -- inside the case?
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
When an American made, quartz watch costs up to $1,500, and its counterparts from other countries, including Switzerland, range from $50 to more than $50,000, what’s the difference between them? Read or listen to "The Value of Time", written by Todd Oppenheimer: bit.ly/3gUAgGn
Lyon-based writer Anna Richards introduces us to Sandro Faïta, a French musician and craftsman who is breathing new life into a fading tradition: The alphorn, an ancient instrument once used by herders to summon livestock or send messages across long distances: bit.ly/4p9Scei
Freshly Unlocked! A Man on an Unusual Mission: Bringing the Alphorn Back to France
In a former silk weaver’s workshop in Lyon, a carpenter and trained musician is breathing new life into an instrument that was on the brink of extinction in France.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Lyon-based writer Anna Richards introduces us to Sandro Faïta, a French musician and craftsman who is breathing new life into a fading tradition: The alphorn, an ancient instrument once used by herders to summon livestock or send messages across long distances: bit.ly/4p9Scei
Chef Nephi Craig (White Mountain Apache), a leader in the growing movement toward restoring Indigenous food sovereignty, shares his own story of recovery—and his skills in the kitchen—with others in his community who are recovering from substance abuse disorder: bit.ly/3TBzHzo
Chef Nephi Craig: Decolonizing Recovery through Native Foodways | Craftsmanship Magazine
Chef Nephi Craig leveraged his twin passions—cooking, and Native American Food Sovereignty—to heal himself from substance abuse disorder. Today he employs his personal experience—and his restaurant—to...
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Chef Nephi Craig (White Mountain Apache), a leader in the growing movement toward restoring Indigenous food sovereignty, shares his own story of recovery—and his skills in the kitchen—with others in his community who are recovering from substance abuse disorder: bit.ly/3TBzHzo
In November 2017, the doors closed on North Carolina’s White Oak plant—one of the first, and (almost) the last, big textile mill in the U.S. to make true, vintage-style denim. Our correspondent tracks down the secret to classic jeans, and their unexpected future: bit.ly/3HDcmL2
The last true Vintage Jeans made in the USA | Craftsmanship Magazine
When Cone Denim's White Oak mill closed down in 2017, the U.S. lost its first, and nearly last, producer of vintage-style, selvage denim. But the story wasn't quite over yet.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In November 2017, the doors closed on North Carolina’s White Oak plant—one of the first, and (almost) the last, big textile mill in the U.S. to make true, vintage-style denim. Our correspondent tracks down the secret to classic jeans, and their unexpected future: bit.ly/3HDcmL2
In honor of Native American Heritage month, a rare and deeply personal look inside the living tradition of Pueblo pottery—written by a descendant of one of the great "matriarchs of clay." Read "Granddaughters of the Clay: A Family Legacy of Pueblo Pottery": craftsmanship.net/granddaughte...
Granddaughters of the Clay: A Family Legacy of Pueblo Pottery | Craftsmanship Magazine
In honor of Native American Heritage month, a rare and deeply personal look inside the living tradition of Pueblo pottery—written by a descendant of one of the great matriarchs of clay.
craftsmanship.net
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In honor of Native American Heritage month, a rare and deeply personal look inside the living tradition of Pueblo pottery—written by a descendant of one of the great "matriarchs of clay." Read "Granddaughters of the Clay: A Family Legacy of Pueblo Pottery": craftsmanship.net/granddaughte...
Mike Dangeli, a First Nations craftsman from the Pacific Northwest region, has made a life carving totem poles, giant creations that preserve important moments in Indigenous histories—both the treasured and the painful.
Read "Breathing Lives into Wood," written by Jeff Greenwald: bit.ly/49fyKnY
Read "Breathing Lives into Wood," written by Jeff Greenwald: bit.ly/49fyKnY
Breathing Lives into Wood | Craftsmanship Magazine
Mike Dangeli, a Nisga’a craftsman from the Pacific Northwest region, has made a life carving totem poles, giant creations that preserve a tribe’s history, both the treasured and the painful.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Mike Dangeli, a First Nations craftsman from the Pacific Northwest region, has made a life carving totem poles, giant creations that preserve important moments in Indigenous histories—both the treasured and the painful.
Read "Breathing Lives into Wood," written by Jeff Greenwald: bit.ly/49fyKnY
Read "Breathing Lives into Wood," written by Jeff Greenwald: bit.ly/49fyKnY