THE COTTAGE ALPHABET comprises over 400 unique letters, numbers and symbols from the Bruce Peninsula and Muskoka regions of Ontario.
Photographs are printed on 1/8” thick PVC tiles which are slotted into hand-made wooden boards, each tile measures 4.5” x 2.7”.
Everything you see is MADE IN CANADA! Made in Ontario to be precise….
Our unique Word Builder allows you to create any word you like, re-arrange it, select alternatives, add numbers, special charters and more.
TO ORDER A BOARD please Add to Basket, take a screenshot and email it to me at miketoy@caribsurf.com. Our store in Red Bay, Ontario will be open this year (2025) from August 3rd to October 2nd and we will be happy to ship any orders during this time. Outside of this we do have a selection of retailers in Ontario who may be able to fulfill your order depending on what stock they have. They include:
The Art Shoppe, Miller Lake, Bruce Peninsula
The Net Shed, Tobermory, Bruce Peninsula
River West Co., Brockville, Thousand Islands
Veranda, Bracebridge, Muskoka
I first developed my interest in photography while living and working at the Banff Centre, Alberta, in the 1980’s. I then spent five years working as a photographic technician in the offshore oil industry followed by a move to Barbados in 1992. I live there for most of the year and specialise in architecture and interiors. I’ve photographed over five hundred of the Caribbean’s most prestigious hotels, resorts and private residences and to date have shot nine books. I spend two to three months a year in Red Bay on the beautiful Bruce Peninsula which is how The Cottage Alphabet got started. A comprehensive selection of my work, both personal and commercial, can be seen at www.miketoy.com