Janelle Zhao

A memory of a powerful film, birth, and finishing my first quilt.

Words on natural dyeing, expecting a second baby, recent reads, a career pause, and a poem.

An update on the state of the house, after almost a year since the last update.

A recount of a year of motherhood through the ten books I’ve read.

It’s January, the middle of a cold Canadian winter and the frame of the house, against all pandemic odds, is up!

Okay, I’ll admit it, I shed a tear when I finally held the permit in my hands. After months and months of delays…

How a popular soft drink from Japan inspired me to think differently about conventional design wisdom.

A short video of architects Katy Woollacott and Patrick Gilmartin’s family home. Inspired by its eclectic use of materials, light, and angles.

I share three objects that left an impression on me for their refreshing exploration of materiality.