The Fantina Journal

Vasija Enredadera numerada, pintada a mano en Santa María Canchesdá — Fantina

What a Number Promises

Seven hundred is not a marketing device. It is what the bloom and the kiln allowed, and it is written on the base of every vessel.

What a Number Promises

Seven hundred is not a marketing device. It is what the bloom and the kiln allowed, and it is written on the base of every vessel.

Vasija Enredadera de cerámica con miel monofloral de mezquite de Jalisco — Fantina

The Tree That Barely Blooms

The mesquite is a stubborn, thorny, unremarkable-looking tree that flowers only when the year allows. Everything else follows from that.

The Tree That Barely Blooms

The mesquite is a stubborn, thorny, unremarkable-looking tree that flowers only when the year allows. Everything else follows from that.

Vasija Flora de cerámica hexagonal con abeja en relieve, miel multifloral 100 g — Fantina

What to Give Someone Who Has Everything

Nobody has everything. What they have is access. The gift has to arrive from somewhere they were not already shopping.

What to Give Someone Who Has Everything

Nobody has everything. What they have is access. The gift has to arrive from somewhere they were not already shopping.

Miel monofloral de mezquite en vasija de cerámica Enredadera — Fantina

Mesquite Honey: What Can Honestly Be Said

Rare honeys attract large claims. Here is what we will say about mesquite, and what we will not.

Mesquite Honey: What Can Honestly Be Said

Rare honeys attract large claims. Here is what we will say about mesquite, and what we will not.

Textura ámbar que evoca la miel cruda cristalizada

The Kitchen Tests for Pure Honey Do Not Work

The thumb test, the water test, the burning match. None of them tell you what they claim to. What does is duller and more reliable.

The Kitchen Tests for Pure Honey Do Not Work

The thumb test, the water test, the burning match. None of them tell you what they claim to. What does is duller and more reliable.

Vasija de cerámica Enredadera lista para regalar — Fantina

The Art of the Box

The four seconds before anyone sees the gift are not packaging. They are the first half of the gift.

The Art of the Box

The four seconds before anyone sees the gift are not packaging. They are the first half of the gift.