BK Journal by Wakako

Sharing a Small Window of Life Story and Inner World // Wakako

Sharing a Small Window of Life Story and Inner World // Wakako

On Saturday, I hosted the very first BK analogue meet-up at our studio in Altadena. Creating an opportunity for a community to gather in person has been on my wish... Read More
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Storm around and within us // BK Love Letter, November 2024

Storm around and within us // BK Love Letter, November 2024

Greetings! This past month, I had a lot of time to reflect on the idea of “storm” as Hurricane Helene intersected with our path in Western North Carolina on September 27th.... Read More
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Welcome to our BK community moments

Welcome to our BK community moments

I had a lot of fun opening the shop with Emil, Amanda, and Frido on Sunday. It was perfect California October weather (crisp morning and T-shirts in the afternoon) for... Read More
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Leaving an ink mark between candlelight and darkness // BK Love Letter, October 2024

Leaving an ink mark between candlelight and darkness // BK Love Letter, October 2024

Hello, BK community. This love letter is a challenging one to write, but I will do my best. Most of you know our family left California this summer to relocate... Read More
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Truly Yours re-launch // Weaving intentions, one stitch at a time.

Truly Yours re-launch // Weaving intentions, one stitch at a time.

We are slowly getting into our rhythm here in Asheville as kids started to attend their regular homeschooling activities outside of our house. It was a very loooong summer for... Read More
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Moments of reflection and dream // Love Letter, September 2024

Moments of reflection and dream // Love Letter, September 2024

Greetings from the shifting season in the mountains. We had a few weeks of drought (and very hot and humid) days towards the end of August in Asheville, but now... Read More
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Following the signs // Love Letter, August 2024

Following the signs // Love Letter, August 2024

When we left California at the end of June, my sister gave Satchi a book, "The Alchemist." My sister read it around Satchi's age, and the book left her with... Read More
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How spontaneous design come true at BK // Roterfaden SOL_23

How spontaneous design come true at BK // Roterfaden SOL_23

Early this summer, we reached the milestone of launching SOL_23, a very special BKxRoterfaden collaboration artifact that comes in A5 and B6 size. This project started in the spring of 2023 when Frido and I... Read More
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Start again when ready // Love Letter, July 2024

Start again when ready // Love Letter, July 2024

Greetings from Asheville, North Carolina. In the span of a month, we celebrated both of our kids' birthdays (they are now 11 and 14!!??), packed all of our belongings in... Read More
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