BJ's Journal

  • Collaboration

    Textile and fibre artist (and dear friend), Catherine Miller, asked me to provide some elements for a piece that she's working on to celebrate th...
  • Toy Tillie

    She looks like a puppy! Maybe it's her hairy head or the angle of the camera, but this photo takes off 12 years.
  • Fog

    The beach is even more magical in the fog. In 8 minutes it went from a faint haze of fog to where we were barely able to see the lobster boat rac...
  • Pinata

    You're never too old for a pinata. When Megan turned 21 we hung a pinata full of tootsie pops from a tree branch, in the park. Megan was blindfol...
  • Drawer Pulls

    When I saw Sandy and Fiona's new kitchen I gasped as I ran my hands over the doors and then said "Oooooh! I want to make glass pulls for your cabin...
  • The Christmas Scarf

    On Christmas morning, my husband handed me a present. A light, soft, squishy package. It was address to me, from him, with love. I peeled off the t...
  • Foot Warmer

    I'm home in bed, with a cold, and the most wonderful foot warmer. This is Tille!
  • Studio Fairy

    Oh BOY, I was LUCKY!!! I staggered blindly into Timothy's for a cappuccino one  Sunday morning and ran into Stacey Leunes. Stacey has just finished...
  • Reflecting, on my 50th Birthday

    I'm finding this one to be a more emotional birthday than usual. My brilliant, hilarious, courageous brother, Ron, died from Cancer when he was 36....
  • Steph Waiting for the Royals

    This is our dear neighbour, Stephanie, waiting for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to pass our corner. I learned a valuable lesson that evening. ...