Thoughts from our time in Iceland // Wakako
We are in a completely new season (heatwave in the coastal desert of Los Angeles), and the experience we shared in Iceland in early spring with icebergs and glaciers feels... Read More
BK Journal by Wakako
"EMBARK" // Love Letter, July 2023
We are tidying up artwork on our dining room wall, and I slipped a piece of paper that was a part of the wall for this past year into my... Read More
Paths We Cross // Love Letter, June 2023
Greetings from the canyon where gloomy days and moist evenings and mornings continue. It is an exhilarating and sentimental season for Frido and I since June is a birthday month... Read More
Connecting with Roterfaden!
Frido and I made an overnight trip to Saabrucken, Germany, to spend time with Beate of Roterfaden, her family, & team. Though the world has become more convenient with all... Read More
Ichigo Ichie in Hamburg // Love Letter, May 2023
Greetings from our home in Hamburg, Germany. Wait, what? How could we have a home in Hamburg when we have a home in Topanga? Should I call it a partial... Read More
Keep Writing
It's interesting to see how we can go back and forth in time through our written records, much like a time-turning tunnel. As I wrote bits and pieces of thoughts... Read More
Spreading Seeds of Renewal // Love Letter, April 2023
Greetings from (finally) sunny California. We are “possibly” through with the heavy rainy season, and it feels so good to receive the sunshine on my face. A month or so... Read More
Dear Baum-kuchen, // Love Letter, March 2023
Hello everyone! Thank you so much for allowing me to share another BK love letter. I just realized it had been 13 years since I began to hold the idea... Read More
Notebook Crafting, coming back on March 19th!
I am thrilled to share that we will host Notebook Crafting, the first hands-on activity at Baum-kuchen to be back since the beginning of 2020! The communal activity will be offered... Read More