The Long Valley Creative studio bench, mid-project

We started
with one shelf and too many
unfinished ideas.
Still true.

Everything sold here is made, cured and packed by the same pair of hands that wrote these notes.

Journal

Notes from the table

Process, failures and the odd useful trick. We write these while the wax is still setting, so they’re honest rather than tidy.

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Building A Panel From Torn Paper And Patience
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Building A Panel From Torn Paper And Patience

How a single sheet of tea-stained paper turns into a layered mixed media panel: the order we build in, the pastes we trust and the mistakes worth keeping.

By Marin, studio founderTechnique
Six Textures Every Mixed Media Table Needs

Six Textures Every Mixed Media Table Needs

Supplies

Modelling paste, plaster, tissue, thread, rust and wax — what each layer actually does.

Why Our Soap Cures Six Weeks Instead Of Three

Why Our Soap Cures Six Weeks Instead Of Three

Soapmaking

A slower cure makes a harder, gentler bar. Here is what happens on the shelf in between.

Soy Wax, Honestly Measured

Soy Wax, Honestly Measured

Candles

Wick size, pour temperature and the small tests behind every amber jar we send out.

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