Rosie Glassey
I've spent 27 years running businesses built around bespoke work. Now I use that experience to help other makers make small, practical changes to the business behind their craft.
I've been taking bespoke commissions on the Isle of Man ever since. Every job different. Every client one of a kind.
I also work with makers who handle both the making and everything around it: the enquiries, the quotes, the details, the clients, the money and the decisions in between. I suggest practical strategies and manageable changes they can implement, often with a surprisingly quick effect: less time lost, fewer things to remember, clearer client relationships and more control over the work they take on.
What would you like to explore?
Work with me
Sometimes you just need another pair of experienced eyes. A focused 1-to-1 consultation for makers and creative businesses who would value an outside perspective on a problem, a decision, an idea or an opportunity.
Work with me →Free resources
Practical tools for the business side of making, including the Subscription Audit and The Invisible Load. I'm updating them at the moment, and they'll be available again soon.
See the resources →The blog
The Business Side of Making. Organising the work, working with clients, what things really cost, and the odd story from the studio.
Read the blog →
You might feel at home here if…
- You make things for individual clients, rather than selling the same product again and again
- You're both the person doing the work and the person looking after the client
- Your business grew organically, and some of the ways you do things haven't quite kept up
- You'd like practical improvements without turning into something corporate
A little about me
For 27 years I've run businesses built around bespoke, commissioned work. Architectural and stone commissions worth tens of thousands of pounds, and pieces that cost less than £100. Every job different.
I still run my own commission business, Pooil Vaaish Engraving, from my studio in the Manx countryside. So the enquiries, the prices, the proofs and the deadlines aren't something I remember. They're part of my week.
Stay in touch
I write a free newsletter on Substack, Notes from my Studio. Useful things for people who make to order, the odd story from the studio, and whatever I've found genuinely helpful lately. No noise, no pressure, always free.