BK Journal by Wakako

Resilience of Earth's Cycle // Love Letter, March 2024

Resilience of Earth's Cycle // Love Letter, March 2024

Greetings from the ever-moody canyon here in Topanga. Some days are sunny, and some are pretty gloomy and rainy, considering our seasons are usually... well... less moody here in Southern... Read More
Designing with Joni Marriott

Designing with Joni Marriott

I am thrilled to share that we are launching our first artist-in-residence collab project! Join us to welcome Joni Marriott! It all started last summer when we met with Beate of... Read More
Leaning into the analogue process... // Love Letter, February 2024

Leaning into the analogue process... // Love Letter, February 2024

The month of January felt filled with our weeklong New Year family camping and slowly settling back into our daily rhythm of homeschooling, BK, and the rainy season in the canyon..., plus expanding... Read More
Moment of Stillness...

Moment of Stillness...

When I physically step away from LA and restore some space around me, I often feel showered with new creative ideas like shooting stars sparkling down. Having some downtime during the... Read More
With gratitude and more gratitude

With gratitude and more gratitude

I am so grateful to start our new year with Baum-kuchen as a sustaining business. Each year, I close our book at the end of December and start a new... Read More
On the quest for a life well lived and loved. // Love Letter, January 2024

On the quest for a life well lived and loved. // Love Letter, January 2024

Greetings from California, and a happy new year. I am preparing this story to share with you as we count down the last few days of 2023. I am in... Read More
Layers of Happiness in the 5-year journal

Layers of Happiness in the 5-year journal

I am getting ready to move into the next Hobonichi 5-Year Techo very soon. I started using a 10-year journal when I turned 30. There was no plan nor expectation other than... Read More
The Gift of Being Here Now // Love Letter, December 2023

The Gift of Being Here Now // Love Letter, December 2023

This December 26th is the 15-year anniversary of my TN Brown. The very first Traveler’s Notebook I stumbled upon and purchased at Itoya Stationery Store in Tokyo. It was a... Read More
Discomfort as Teacher // Love Letter, November 2023

Discomfort as Teacher // Love Letter, November 2023

Greetings from the canyon, where we are experiencing lingering Summer warmth. If you are familiar with my IG feed, I am pretty obsessed with my weekly surf session. I started taking... Read More