The Palette Project #19: Anne of Green Gables
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. Anne of Green Gables is undoubtedly a Canadian Treasure courtesy of Lucy Maud Montgomery. As a fictional character, Anne took many of us in our childhood through the greenery of PEI; now, you can even watch the TV version of Anne's adventures on CBC or Netflix. As many things, nothing beats seeing and experiencing the real thing. Tucked away in...
The Palette Project #18: Montreal Street Art
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. Montreal has long been a hub for the creative, artistic, and change-makers. Just walking about the city you can see the personality of its inhabitants (almost literally) written on the wall. The street art in Montreal ranges from the surreal to the very real, the modest to the ultra-bold. There is a really lovely contrast between the traditional brick and...
The Palette Project #17: Abraham Lake
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. Today we're travelling just slightly east of our Vancouver home to Alberta and visit the icy shores of Abraham Lake. Loved by photographers all over the world, Abraham Lake is renowned for it's unique frozen formations that return each winter: bubbles, voids, and spectacular fissures make their way to the surface to be capture by the ice. This man-made lake...
The Palette Project #16: Channel-Port Aux Basque, NL
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. From the mountains of the west coast to the ocean-side vistas of the east we go...
The Palette Project #15: West Coast Alpine
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. This week on our palette project we’re celebrating winter. Not to get poetic, but the winds of winter have blown through Vancouver—sub zero temperatures and even a little bit of snow came to visit us here on the west coast. However you cope with winter weather, either curled up insider with blankets or eagerly counting down the days until the...
The Palette Project #14: Tofino
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. Last week we travelled to Atlantic, so this week we decided to hop across the country and visit the Pacific. Tofino is a dream for everyone from surfers to storm-watchers to seekers of that perfect instagram post. Located on the west coast of Vancouver Island it boasts a rugged coastline, old growth forests, and a picturesque community that make for...
DIY: Painted Pumpkin
Pumpkins, witches, ghosts, oh my! Hallowe'en is creeping closer ...
The Palette Project #13: Prince Edward Island
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. For this week on the Palette Project we're heading east to PEI. The smallest of the Canadian Provinces, Prince Edward Island is home to rolling hills, charming communities, iconic red beaches, and of course Anne of Green Gables. Our inspiration photo comes from Cavendish Beach in PEI National Park-- though it looks gorgeously wild (and it is!) we were lucky...
One for the Books
Today marks the first day of the 30th Vancouver Writers Fest. If you're not familiar with the event, each year the festival invites world-class writers, thinkers, and literary giants (think Salman Rushdie, Roméo Dallaire, and Margaret Atwood among others...
The Palette Project #12: Science World
This is another edition of the palette project-- we're exploring inspiring places in Canada and the colours that make them beautiful. Expo '86. For the city of Vancouver, back then a moderate city with big aspirations, hosting Expo was the event that marked it's transformation into a modern and quickly developing metropolis. Science World is an iconic piece of architecture that is part of the Expo '86 legacy. Sitting on False Creek, the geodesic dome is lit up at night creating...