In 2025, I discovered J.R. Carpenter's text A Handmade Web. While being quite interesting and aligned with my values, I found it lacked depth and context.
That is why, in April 2025, I wrote a parody of it, interpreting Carpenter's text as an actual invocation spell.
From there, I dove into the biggest rabbit hole[1]Here, we are not talking about holes rabbits make in the ground, but more of a metaphor directly inspired by Carroll's Alice's adventures in Wonderland. Indeed, when Alice falls into the rabbit hole, a whole new worls uncovers before her eyes. This is exactly the spirit of this web-oriented expression: by navigating hyperlinks you can fall deep into the Web and uncover some fantastic places. of my life: the enchanted Web.
Going from one rabbit hole to another, Carpenter stayed a big inspiration. Ultimately, I came back to it and decided to put my interpretation down.
First, I observed, analysed the enchanted corners of the Web and the leverage they offer against fascism and automation. I detail this in my thesis, The Wicked Witch of the World Wide Web (2026). Read it here.
In this process, I encountered webrings, that have become a personal playground.
So, simultaneously to my research, I started The Spell Ring, an experimentation around intimate, pointless, creative Web practices, gathered in a webring.
Here ⇣ is the archived ring, as it was on its last update in january 2026.
This webring brought me to building The Web is <y>ours.
handcoded
engagement
simple tools
resistance
hybrid-practices
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machines
is a shape-shifter. from graphic designer to web crafter, she blurs borders and thinks outside the viewport. fascinated by language and words, she also uses her firefox-based browser to design books and zines.
