The phrase "artisan rather than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare two different approaches or styles, emphasizing a preference for the artisan method over another.
Example: "I prefer to buy handmade goods, choosing artisan rather than mass-produced items."
Alternatives: "craftsman instead of" or "handmade rather than".
She argues, convincingly, that since horticulture was regarded as a craft, Brown should be considered an artisan rather than a common laborer.
When a piece of furniture -or home decor- is individually handcrafted by an artisan, rather than mass produced through a factory chain, that instantly adds a distinct and personal touch to any interior space.
The glass they were made of was often impure and of a greenish or yellowish cast, while the painting itself was the simplified repetitive work of artisans rather than of original artists.
These were daring steps for an artist who worked most of his life in a world where art was primarily religious in purpose, where painters were essentially regarded as brilliant artisans rather than intellectuals and where the technical discoveries of the Renaissance were very much a work in progress.
By the turn of the 18th century the engravers of this area anonymous workmen regarded as artisans rather than as artists—had acquired great technical skill; this enabled them to adapt to glass all the changing fashions of the 18th century in the decorative arts.
Today coffee growers are approaching their work, and are viewed by consumers, as artisans rather than struggling farmers at the bottom of the food chain.
She seems to be well aware that a model is an artisan rather an artist.
For many nowadays, that means offering something a bit different with an artisan twist, rather than just the daily groceries.
Along with his friend Theo Fennell, six years his senior, Webster has rebranded the jeweller as an artist rather than an artisan, a chap of flair and wild imagination rather than just the ability to attach diamonds to sapphires on a circlet of gold.
Because rosewood is so hard, artisans use dowels, rather than glue and nails, to fashion it into wardrobes, beds, and dining room tables, executing the same carvings popular during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the former sleek and simple, the latter intricate and ostentatious.
But don't be fooled into thinking that Florence is a kind of living museum: far from it, there is a lively fashion industry here, craftsmen and artisans are flourishing rather than dying out, and there's a vast fun-loving student population, including thousands of foreigners who flock here either to learn Italian or study art.
