Queen Street window shopping: I still appreciate these ancient devices for marking time. Also, a watch is a piece of jewelry to me. A phone is not. #Toronto #the6ix #timepiece #watches(@WestQueenWest)
Telling time
Originally published in April 2018 in Blog, Doodling, Illustration, Toronto Illustrators
Bill Cunningham, you are missed
Originally published in November 2017 in Blog, Toronto Illustrators
Spring Break
Originally published in March 2014 in Blog
Canadian Originals
Originally published in September 2013 in Blog
David Livingstone is a one-and-only kind of guy. The former editor-in-Chief of Elm Street, The Look and now Men’s FASHION, David has always approached style with a cultural historian’s sense of time and place and a rapier wit that could easily hold court with the likes of Fran Lebowitz or Truman Capote. This was my Saturday smile, courtesy […]
Neverending story
Originally published in August 2013 in Blog
We interrupt our regular programming
Originally published in April 2013 in Blog
Hot off the press
Originally published in February 2012 in Blog
Comeback Kid
Originally published in February 2012 in Blog
When Delia Martins talks about her work as a hairdresser, her voice revs up like an engine. “Hairdressers are artists. We sculpt, we carve, we notch, my point cut, we slither and twist,” she says, dancing on the spot. “It’s all about flair and using your design sense.” Next, ask her about hair colour and […]
Rise and shine
Originally published in July 2011 in AppliedArtsMag.com
Change for change’s sake is hard to resist, especially when mastering a split focus has become such a badge of honour in today’s digitally driven world. Still, some endeavours bear a sweeter tasting fruit with a long-term approach. Wine making is one. Branding is another, or so say the principals at Up Inc., an award-winning […]
Hot off the press
Originally published in May 2011 in Blog
It’s time to stock up on new bathroom reading. Let me help you. The June issue of Canadian House and Home is packed with ideas for budget-conscious design freaks and includes an article I wrote about a Georgian Bay cottage. The owners, Juli Daoust and John Baker, are the proprietors of Mjölk (“Milk”), a Scandinavian and […]