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From the archives: Pure Iron Jewellery: maintenance & care

From the archives: Pure Iron Jewellery: mainten...

Marleena Barran

Blog post from Years back. I am slowly moving all my blog posts from years back to one place. This one is still pretty much valid. It is about the...

From the archives: Pure Iron Jewellery: mainten...

Marleena Barran

Blog post from Years back. I am slowly moving all my blog posts from years back to one place. This one is still pretty much valid. It is about the...

How Etsy is failing small handmade businesses Taitaya Forge

How Etsy is failing hand made artisans

Marleena Barran

The economic limits of a hand made business, why selling on a platform like Etsy has become difficult for us and others like us and what determines such things as...

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How Etsy is failing hand made artisans

Marleena Barran

The economic limits of a hand made business, why selling on a platform like Etsy has become difficult for us and others like us and what determines such things as...

1 comment
Hand made imperfection vs computer generated perfection Taitaya Forge

Hand made imperfection vs computer generated pe...

Marleena Barran

My musings on AI, craft, art and economics of being a crafts person, perfection and imperfection and the future of a hand made artisan in a AI perfect world. Not...

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Hand made imperfection vs computer generated pe...

Marleena Barran

My musings on AI, craft, art and economics of being a crafts person, perfection and imperfection and the future of a hand made artisan in a AI perfect world. Not...

1 comment
Valhalla. How a kenning became a word. Taitaya Forge

Valhalla. How a kenning became a word.

Marleena Barran

The following is my interpretation. I am not a scholar in the topic. I am bilingual and that give me a keen interest in languages and translations. Language affects culture...

Valhalla. How a kenning became a word.

Marleena Barran

The following is my interpretation. I am not a scholar in the topic. I am bilingual and that give me a keen interest in languages and translations. Language affects culture...

New year. New shop. Taitaya Forge

New year. New shop.

Marleena Barran

A new year's welcome to our upgraded online store, introducing new features and new products.

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New year. New shop.

Marleena Barran

A new year's welcome to our upgraded online store, introducing new features and new products.

2 comments