Field Documentation
Practical methods for recording processes, voices, objects and working vocabularies.
A Craft Field Journal That Separates Seeing From Knowing
A field guide to building notes that distinguish direct observation, maker explanation and later interpretation.
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Interviewing a Maker With Consent and Context
A field guide to planning a respectful craft interview whose purpose, use and limits are understood.
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Photographing a Process as a Sequence
A field guide to making images that explain order, hand position and material change without staging false continuity.
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A Plain-Language Condition Report for Everyday Objects
A field guide to creating a repeatable baseline that helps an owner notice change without diagnosing beyond evidence.
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Building a Small Material Sample Library
A field guide to organizing known modern samples so comparison supports learning without identifying historic material by guesswork.
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Build a Local Craft Glossary Without Flattening Meaning
A field guide to recording specialist terms together with speakers, actions, variants and context.
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Provenance Notes for Workshop Objects
A field guide to linking an object to maker, materials, place, date and transfer without inventing missing history.
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Photographing a Glossy Surface Without Losing Its Evidence
Glossy surfaces reflect the room as well as the object. A stable, described setup makes those reflections easier to interpret.
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A Condition Note Another Person Can Repeat
Write condition notes so another reader can locate the same feature, understand what was observed, and see where interpretation begins.
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A File-Naming Plan for Craft Photographs
A stable naming rule keeps craft photographs findable while leaving detailed description, consent, and cultural context in the record.
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Measure a Craft Object So Others Can Compare It
Dimensions become comparable when the measurement method and landmarks are recorded alongside the numbers.
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