The Winter Spirits

Myths in the cold light of winter

There’s a particular kind of stillness that comes with the first frost. The light changes, the air sharpens, and the landscape feels closer to the stories that shaped it. It was in that quiet space that The Winter Spirits began, a small capsule collection drawn from old northern myths and a fascination with how folklore finds its way into form.

These designs were never meant to shout. Each one is a whisper of a larger story, a reminder that even in the darkest months, there is movement, transformation, and light.

The Deer Mother was the first to emerge: not a stag, but the ancient life-giver of northern legend, her antlers branching into delicate leaves and stars. Then came the Snow Hare, caught mid-leap beneath a crescent moon of snowflakes. The Selkie followed, stepping from the water with her hair dissolving back into the sea, and the Cailleach, the shaper of mountain and storm, took her place in the ridgeline.

At the centre of it all is the Aurora Decanter, ribbons of light engraved in sweeping motion across the glass, inspired by the northern lights that dance above the winter horizon. It’s a piece that seemed impossible at first, but now feels like the collection’s heart: a vessel for reflection, both literal and symbolic.

Every glass is hand-engraved here in Fife using traditional sandblasting techniques. It’s a slow, quiet process, measuring, masking, engraving, and polishing until the light sits just right in the glass. The results aren’t just decorative; they’re tactile, permanent, and made to last.

The Winter Spirits isn’t about celebration in the noisy sense, it’s about warmth, myth, and connection. A dram by the fire. A shared toast that carries meaning long after the snow has melted.

Helena & John
Just The Ticket – Engraved in Scotland | Made to last