Meet Your
If we spend enough time together, you may hear a few friends call me Bre.
Welcome to One Seed Wonders.
I believe beauty, thoughtfully cultivated, quietly changes the way we experience everyday life. As we cultivate it, it kindly cultivates us in return.
A cup of tea.
A walk through the garden we've grown.
A favourite talisman, a piece of jewellery... a practical and meaningful accessory.
Creative projects wait patiently in baskets on and around our favourite recliner.
Simple, ordinary moments and familiar things become deliberate invitations to slow down, remember what matters, and reconnect with ourselves.
One Seed Wonders sprouted from an oasis of curiosity. As an artist, teacher, gardener, traveller, and lifelong learner, I discovered that the smallest rituals grounded me while helping me maintain a gentle, constant forward motion. I chose to live more intentionally.
Around here, we work hard and play hard. We drink tea, grow and groom plants, make beautiful things, experiment, laugh at our mistakes, and celebrate the joy of sharing what we're learning. Some ideas blossom quickly. Others take years to take root. Every one of them feels like a breath of fresh air.
OSW's modular, multi-functional, multi-purpose jewellery is just one expression of this philosophy. Each piece is designed to be more than something beautiful to wear. It's part of a daily ritual—a transformational object that invites us into a sunroom of reflection, conversation, creativity, and connection. Handmade in Canada from noble materials, every piece is designed to be playfully arranged and rearranged, loved, and eventually passed along.
If you're in the prime of life and choosing more carefully how you spend your time, what you bring into your home, the objects you treasure, and the experiences you seek, I believe you'll feel right at home here.
Whether you join me for Tea With Me, wander through the garden, discover a new creative practice, or begin your own Tea Garden Jewellery Collection, I'm delighted you've stopped by.
Come in. Let's put the kettle on, spill some tea, and see what grows.
How It's Made
The Maker's Journey
My studies in jewelry-making include silversmithing, bezel setting, chain-making, soldering/fusing, riveting, texturing, wax casting, hammer-forming, metal clay, enameling/cloisonné.
For 25+ years, I was a foundation art professor at Sheridan College (Oakville) in their Art Fundamentals Program where I taught drawing, painting and design classes.
During this time, I was an active Member of the Arts & Letters Club (Drawing Studio) and a presenter at FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education), an International association dedicated to excellence in arts education for both studio and art history.
In 1998, I was seconded to Nanyang Polytechnic (Singapore) as a Foundation Arts/Drawing Consultant in their Digital Animation Program.
Prior to this, I worked at OWL/tv as a storyboard artist, as well as in film and claymation (Animation Group).
I continue exploring metalsmithing on-line through The Jewellers Academy (London, England) and Lucy Walker Jewellery (Kuala Lumpur, Malasia).
Follow my adventures in jewelry-making on the shop blog oneseedwonders.ca
brendaintoronto.com is a website I update periodically where you see some of my art, ceramics and writing portfolio.
