BK Journal by Wakako

Writing Our Truth as it Unfolds.

Writing Our Truth as it Unfolds.

At the beginning of September, we took a 5-night camping trip to the Zion/Bryce region in Utah when the weather unexpectedly turned from 90F daytime temperature to 30F at night with 40... Read More
Join us to Welcome [BKxTN] GRID Notebook!

Join us to Welcome [BKxTN] GRID Notebook!

The original BK Grid Notebook was one of the first notebooks we produced at Baum-kuchen studio as an original notebook. From passionately talking to the BK community about our analogue experience, it was... Read More
A color that bring a childhood memory

A color that bring a childhood memory

Are there colors that remind you of a childhood? I have a few and one of them is Azuki bean color. When I was growing up in Japan, my grandmother... Read More
Grace, Patience, and Stillness

Grace, Patience, and Stillness

I hope your long weekend is starting off well. It's about to be very hot again here in Los Angeles!!! We will try to manage it by spending our time... Read More
Camping with Kids in Humboldt State Park

Camping with Kids in Humboldt State Park

Our family just came back from a 4-nights camping trip up in northern California. We were there to live and sleep amongst Coastal Redwoods, one of the tallest trees in the... Read More
Feeling the tide of the year 2020

Feeling the tide of the year 2020

At Baum-kuchen, August and September are beginning of the planner season. Usually, it's an exciting time for all of us at BK to start thinking of what each team member might... Read More
What are Your Big Rocks?

What are Your Big Rocks?

The month of July felt distinctly different from the previous months for me. It was a kind of quiet turning point when I realized that this "situation" we are in is... Read More
Sharing the thought on my "Homeschooling Diary"

Sharing the thought on my "Homeschooling Diary"

As we watched to the news of local schools shifting gears to all online education for the new school year, I thought of our homeschooling adventures. We have been homeschooling for a... Read More
Fragile // Handle with Love

Fragile // Handle with Love

First and foremost, I would love to share my sincere "thank you" for being a part of our 10th-anniversary celebration during the month of June. Our team and I soaked... Read More