Canadian Design: Water In My Paint by Deidre Wicks

Bubble Blowing Up Close, Water In My Paint, Kiku Corner

Deidre Wicks creates original animal watercolours for Water In My Paint. I first saw her adorable and whimsical watercolours of cheeky animals at the Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Festival, and then again at the Toronto Etsy Made in Canada festival. Her adorable ballerina birdie was the poster child of the Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Festival, […]

Canadian Design: Kempton Jones by Michelle Matsui

Life's Soundtrack Tea Towels by Kempton Jones, Kiku Corner

Kempton Jones is a Toronto-based company by self-taught designer Michelle Matsui. I first saw her tea towels at the One of a Kind Show in the spring, but then I saw them again at the Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Festival and then at the Toronto Etsy Made in Canada Day at the end of September. Her tea […]

Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Neighbourhood Festival

Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Festival, Kiku Corner

Every year the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto puts on a free outdoor art sale over the weekend. To make the event even better, many of the neighbourhood residents take advantage of the increased pedestrian traffic to put on yard sales. It seems like there are five or more yard sales on each block. The Cabbagetown […]