That’s when we heard it: The “I AM CANADIAN” rant which showed us how to turn meek into the most delicious display of bad assery since … uh … maybe never?
I Am Canadian
Originally published in February 2025 in Blog
“Toronto Made”? Yes please!
Originally published in September 2020 in Blog, Pen Jar Productions
Ok, artists and creative entrepreneurs, the ground is rumbling. Could this be the start of the repatriation of manufacturing? If you want to source products and services (t-shirts, totes, pins) from Canadian, better yet Toronto-based, companies, and stop relying on cheap foreign labour, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey. I’d like to see […]
Thoughts on the Supply Chain
Originally published in April 2020 in Blog, Pen Jar Productions, Surface Design
This is the Squill Pillow I designed and began selling last year from my Toronto Studio, PenJarProductions. 🎨 It’s squill season in Ontario and the ravines in Toronto are carpets of purple. The arrival of Spring flowers and beer on patios 🍺 are two phenomena that make grown Cannadians squeal like children in line at an […]