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Three of our artisans were featured in the Toronto Life Gift Guide Nov 2011.
Postcity.com did a great spread on Junction shops including Wise Daughters in November 2011. Read it here.
Wise Daughters received a readers' choice award from the Bloor West Villager in November 2011. Thanks!
Mary was interviewed in spring 2011 by Sarah Mangle for Things People Make. You can hear the audio here.
The Bloor West Villager promoted our second annual Worldwide Knit in Public Day in June 2011.
Mary's 70s Santa gets his due in the Toronto Star, Dec 13, 2010.
Many thanks to MPP Cheri DiNovo for presenting Wise Daughters with a Business Innovation Award in June 2010, in recognition of contribution to the community.
Wise Daughters and other great Junction shops featured in the National Post April 10/10 and on Toronto.com April 19/10.
Thanks Town Crier readers for voting Wise Daughters the gold award winner for "Best Gift Store in Town 2009"!
Awesome review on Toronto Shopoholic, Mar 31/10!
Whoo Hoo! Wise Daughters voted one of the best new design stores by BlogTO readers, Jan 15/10.
And...Jan 9/10, BlogTO wrote: "The Junction neighbourhood in Toronto's West End is making its case for being one of the city's most vibrant quarters, and central to the creative community is Wise Daughters Craft Market, a gallery and boutique that sells local crafts and exhibits work by neighbourhood artists."
June 29/09, The Town Crier paid a visit and wrote: "...there are some gorgeous slip-inspired dresses.... We linger over some stunning glass belt buckles... The long knit summery scarves also enchant..."
June 25/09, our fabulous Venus soaps were featured in the Pride issue of Eye Weekly.
Read about Wise Daughters in the Toronto Star May 23 article by Rita Zekas! An excerpt: "I hope to be an incubator," Breen says. "I come from a crafty family. I have a house full of samplers from great-great aunts... "
Wise Daughters has also captured the attention of NOW
Matthew Hayes also wrote a feature for BlogTO:
"If you don't work, make: that's the message Mary Breen, owner of Junction craft hub Wise Daughters, is trying to pass on..."
Mary Breen has also published a series of articles on the Junction Arts Blog, about the importance and meaning of handmaking objects in our community.
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