Have you ever been in the right place at the right time?
I wasn’t supposed to be working at bookshop the Sunday Beth came in. I had just closed the third iteration of my pop up creative space, Curious & Kind, just three days before.
I had lost the jingle in my favourite necklace on the last day of that space so I was wearing a locally made moon pendant I’d picked up when I’d first moved to Lunenburg nearly three years ago.
She arrived with a camera around her neck…and the very same necklace I was wearing…that she’d just bought across the street.
I’d find that out after we started talking about taking photographs. I mentioned my partner and I had just gotten a camera so we could go on photography adventures…and how Ana big it was to have a partner who would slow down and take pictures with me…with no resentment or rushing.
It was in that moment we connected. There was this feeling of connection. Like we’d opened a channel between our hearts. Yeah it’s cheesy, but I don’t care. It was a perfect moment. And then she stayed and we talked and talked and all of a sudden, we were friends.
I think sometimes people are afraid of that kind of immediate connection.
Knowing Beth is like, the opposite of fear. She is a safe harbour. A joyful brilliant sparkling grounded airship ready to take flight if the winds pick up. She is a fierce protector and a gentle co-conspirator. There is no box that can fit her.
It’s as if our paths existed parallel, on similar trajectories…and there was a small nudge, from who knows where, and our paths became a crossroads. And instead of ignoring the sign…we chose to be curious. We decided to see what would happen if our forces combined.
…and now she lives in Lunenburg too.
This is just our prologue. I can’t wait (but love how we are taking this slow) to see where the winds carry us.
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It began with a feeling...
Some dreams don't arrive fully formed.
They begin as quiet whispers—ideas that refuse to leave you alone.
For years, each of us carried a vision for a different kind of creative space. One where creativity wasn't something reserved for artists, but something everyone could rediscover. A place where curiosity was celebrated, kindness came naturally, and play was treated as something worth protecting. We didn't know we were dreaming toward the same horizon.
Until Lunenburg brought our paths together.
Two paths, one shared vision
Before we met, Wake had created Curious & Kind—a beautiful community rooted in creativity, connection, and gentle curiosity. Around the same time, Beth was following a series of unexpected turns that ultimately led her to Lunenburg, carrying her own long-held vision for what she called The Creative Cavern.
When we met, something clicked. We quickly realized we weren't just sharing ideas—we were recognizing pieces of the same dream. What one imagined, the other instinctively understood.
Instead of asking, "What if?" We found ourselves asking, "How do we build this together?"
Trusting the unfolding
Today, this vision exists as conversations, sketches, ideas scribbled into notebooks, late-night brainstorming sessions, walks through town, and countless moments of imagining what could be.
We're allowing it to grow organically. Rather than forcing a timeline, we're listening for the next right step. We believe some of the best stories aren't engineered. They're discovered.
The dream
We imagine a welcoming creative home in Lunenburg where people of all ages can gather to make, play, learn, explore, and connect. A place where someone can wander in believing they aren't creative...
...and leave remembering that they are. Beyond that, we dream of a Creative Caravan—bringing creativity into parks, festivals, schools, and neighbourhoods.
And one day, perhaps even a Creative Catamaran, carrying workshops, art, music, and stories from harbour to harbour, connecting coastal communities through creativity.
The destination matters. But so does the journey. So we're choosing to share both.
Why we're sharing this now
This isn't the story of a finished project. It's the story of one that's still becoming.
By sharing it from the beginning, we hope to invite others into the process—not just as visitors, but as fellow dreamers, collaborators, supporters, and community members. Every conversation. Every connection. Every act of kindness. Every spark of curiosity. They all become part of the story.
And perhaps, by finding this page, you've already become part of it too.