Bed and side tables. The quilt is by Joan Backus.

The two walnut table below were a collaborative project. Geoff Burton did the really difficult part, the joinery, I did the shaping. We describe the tables as Maloof inspired because they emulate his style and make use of the joint that he perfected, but it's not a table design that he himself seems to have explored. The lamp on the square table is by Walter Dexter.

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Pictured here are three examples of the same simple table design. The table top is 41 inches in diameter. The box structure to which the legs are attached (using hanger bolts), is 13 inches square. In effect it's a pedestal table, without the structural challenges posed by a pedestal. Like all round tables it's extremely versatile.
     The table below is simply a larger version of the same table, but an oval: 72 inches by 53 inches. It comfortably seats eight, but works well for four or ten.

ETC.

Bridges and ponds change gardens. They provide spaces at once for the symbolic and the natural. Ponds also need technologies; bridges can hide them.
   Creating the pond was a challenge in its own right. The bedrock I dug it out of is either incredibly hard and difficult work or soft and flakey and therefore porous, a problematic combination that is characteristic of Victoria rock. Cement and rubber sealant has so far worked to prevent leaks.

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The sign I made for a Toronto children's store inspired this print, entitled "J is for joy," by a Toronto printmaker.

The 8-foot 6 x 6s didn't reach the allowed height of the fence and lattice. The lanterns make up the difference. Vern Krahn built the fence. I supplied the 8 lanterns. Nature, with a little gardening help, did the rest.

A gate to childproof a dangerous stairway. The quilt is by Joan Backus.