April 2, 2026

Work takes up a lot my time, so I’ll summarize it first.

Valise. After nearly three years, Ross Zurowski and I are in the home stretch before opening Valise to public signups. We currently have hundreds of users, scores of whom pay us, and more than 95% of those paying users have renewed their subscriptions. We’re confident we’ve built the world’s best inventory software for artists and are offering it at a fair price. It’s an exciting time.

Editing and writing. Next month marks two years of editing and writing at Notion; today I primarily work on customer stories, email marketing, and the Make with Notion in-person and virtual conferences. I’m also presently working on books with A24 Films, Inventory Press, Hariri Pontarini Architects, Giannone Petricone Architects, and others. I’m doing other, smaller editing and writing projects with MOCA Toronto, Art21, Diamond Schmitt Architects, and other organizations. I’m continually surprised by the projects that show up in my inbox and proud that nearly all the organizations I work with hire me a second time.

Hot Pizza. Two and a half years ago, my wife Julia Dault began leading informal art classes and workshops in her own studio. Interest grew quickly, so in late 2024 she moved the studio to its own storefront and I began helping her with operations and admin. I continue to do so, and we just received the keys to our second location. We’ve welcomed more than 1,400 people through Hot Pizza’s doors, have paid more than twenty-five working artists to teach for us, and have built a fun and creative community here in the West End of Toronto. Julia was recently interviewed on CBC’s Q radio show about her artwork, Hot Pizza, and how the two feed into each other.

Outside of work, our kids are ten and seven, so I’m driving to soccer practices and games, signing up for swim lessons and summer camps, and trying to encourage their enthusiasms without being overbearing. I’m still chairing the board of Art Metropole, which is a different and rewarding way to participate in the ecosystem of arts publishing. I’m also still pursuing my love of fountain pens, having recently received my first custom commissions; soon I’ll travel to my first out-of-town pen show. With my oldest, I’m getting ready for the NBA and NHL playoffs. I’m logging new music I’m enjoying and my favorite books and articles of the year on Are.na.

Please feel free to be in touch—whether about work or about a hobby or obsession of mine that you share. Email is my social media, and I’m always happy to chat.