My abuelita (grandma) spotted this newborn May fawn eating petals in her recessed rose bed.
In Ontario, most deer are born in May, so I called her Toro. ♉︎
We gave her space, and after a few days she was gone.
A couple of weeks later, she came back with a friend, more square-muzzled, a young buck.
This was during my grandma’s 102nd year. She made it to 106.
Miss you, Abuelita 💛
The ‘Moon’ Jar, 2025
Celeste Hanchar
Hand thrown porcelain, cobalt, graffito carved
Formed and inspired by the traditional Korean Moon Jar, painted with cobalt while still wet and carved before firing.
The image is the Rider Waite Tarot imagery “pulled” from “The Moon” card. It shows a wolf and a domesticated dog howling between two towers at the moon above, a crustacean, meant to symbolize the unconscious ancient knowledge crawling from the source of all life.
This card asks you to go deep within yourself and your dreams, into an understanding and trust of your intuition. Uncover hidden talents and explore your imagination. This card symbolizes solitude and peace.
The carving is made with the traditional Italian graffito technique, where colour or glaze is applied and then scratched away to reveal the layer beneath.
This Spring something new is arriving at the shop. ☀️🌹
A new Hamilton Holmes sign will soon sit above our door at 94 Vine Street. A small change outside that reflects the work happening inside the studio every day.
Furniture, millwork, and objects designed and made with care in Hamilton.
More soon.
“It’s said that when an object is treated with care, a soul will come to inhabit it.”
— Tsukumogami philosophy
A sculpture made in the BC rainforest (2021)
by Meredith Jay (currently CDMX @nasu_alfar )
Into the hands of a collector (me 2026)
My first piece of the year.
This work was produced during an Artist residency where Meredith lived in a renovated 1960s bus and worked from a studio she constructed in the BC rainforest.
Sculpture (2021)
@murderith@safemilk.studio
Documented by
@aaronleyland@tkang93@murderith@safemilk.studio
A golden hour moment with Drea and select Hamilton Holmes in‑stock furniture pieces.
Shown here: the Ring Mirror in walnut, the Cowboy Coffee Table in oxidized red oak, and the Clover Milk Stool in solid walnut. Built in our Hamilton studio from solid hardwood, using traditional joinery, careful proportions, and surfaces exquisitely finished and butter soft to@the touch. • Ring Mirror: a sculptural tubular ring—made from joined segments—set so the mirror floats off the wall, creating a clean yet structurally purposeful profile. • Clover Milk Stool: stoic, robust, and whimsical; tapered legs with wedged mortise‑and‑tenon joinery, and curvy machined tops that invite touch.
Limited‑release batches, crafted for everyday use in entryways, bedrooms, or living rooms. Hamilton Holmes • Fat Cowboy Coffee Table: solid‑wood table with two oversized integral joints joining the legs—simple and clean, yet supple and well‑proportioned, designed to catch the eye and anchor a space. Hamilton Holmes
All featured pieces are in stock and 30% off until the New Year.
Limited quantities.
More with Hamilton Holmes and Drea to come.
Built by hand in Hamilton.
Hamilton Holmes Furniture & Millwork.
DM for an extra 10% off. ✨
KOE DESIGN • Kayla Whitney
Artist
@koe.design
ALL SORTS PRESS • Sara Froese
custom letterpress printing
design & illustration
invitations / stationery / prints + more
@allsortspress
Heidelberg press tonal-wash and blind impression lithography “I NEED TENDER LOVING CARE”Thank You prints by Sara + Kayla (limited edition)
@cottonfactoryca
Sept. 2025
