Welcoming in the Winter — As the longest night and shortest day approaches, we celebrate the changing seasons and usher in the winter. At Yule, we honour the turning of the year as the sun fades on solstice eve; we welcome its return and the ever-growing longer days until its reign again at Midsummer.

At Yule, certain actions and traditions are upheld each year — bringing in foliage and decorating the home, lighting a candle, and making seasonal food for the festive table. It is a time to reflect on the year, take stock, and spend time with friends, family, and most importantly, ourselves.

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These little rituals and traditions hold true in this household, and to celebrate I have designed a series of objects that reflect on place, landscape, ritual, and transformation. Inspired by the simple acts of Yule — arranging, gathering, and reflecting on the shifting light — I have created three decorative forms to adorn the home, as well as a sculptural candle holder.

The forms themselves echo talismanic shapes linked to the land, the sun, and the quiet folk traditions of Cornwall — abstract silhouettes shaped by landscape and seasonal markers. Cut from brushed steel, each piece catches and reflects light, creating shifting highlights and soft shadows throughout the day. The candle holder is formed from two interlocking pieces, a nod to the intersection of the sun and moon, day and night, the year gone and the year ahead — a grounding structure that, from within, celebrates the simple act of lighting a candle to welcome in the light.

Their simplicity is intentional — an invitation for them to sit comfortably in any space, to be used and interpreted in different ways, and to become part of the small rituals that bring warmth and meaning to the season.

This collection grew from the winter tradition of making things at home — paper decorations and small objects made from whatever materials were close by. Those simple gestures, shared with family or made on our own, still feel connected to this time of year and continue to shape how I work.

Created from simple forms and shapes, cut, arranged, and assembled, the space between them — and the way light moved across and through them — began to give each one its own character. The shapes, first cut from card and placed across the table, slowly formed into abstracted symbols of the season.

I began by cutting and redrawing small paper forms, letting them shift until they felt right. Those early studies became the basis for the three steel decorations and the candle holder, which followed the same steady, hands-on process.

I’ve been making winter decorations in one form or another for years — a little tradition we’ve kept going. In 2021 I released a small run of folk-inspired tile decorations as an ode to the older customs that shape Yule. After that, we continued making them for ourselves, and this year I wanted to return to that idea and share it again. Looking at those earlier pieces alongside this new work, I can see how certain shapes and ideas repeat themselves, quietly carrying from one winter to the next.

This series of objects treads the line between object, talisman, and decoration. I wanted them to feel elemental and grounded, but still carry something of the cardboard cut-outs that shaped their earliest forms. The steel creates a surface that reflects and bounces a soft light, yet its opacity also holds shadow. It felt like the right material to mark the turning of the year — a moment where light and dark meet.

Welcoming in the Winter

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