INTRODUCTION:
Jack was born in Vancouver, B.C. After high school he started his own company renovating homes, everything from carpentry, to plastering, to design work. This hands-on experience ignited a passion for architecture. He went on to study at the UBC, graduating with degrees in Fine Arts and Architecture.
As a residential designer, he has designed many of his own residential projects, as well as having many years of experience working in architectural firms. He is passionate about architecture and likes to work in a collaborative manner with clients, consultants and the municipalities.
Jack’s commitment is to develop his drafting and design skills and to always create outstanding and innovative residential design projects .
COURTYARD OF LOVE:
There is the place that I like to go – it is kind of unpredictable and in between you know
Tight narrow spaces that open to the ight – with music playing to get you thru the night
Candelabras and swimming pools – in a courtyard of fools
That think they have is made with their pendulums of jade.
And in this Courtyard of Love – I hear music playing – from your window above
Spaces in between – I can be myself – In spaces in between – I can be myself
Spent a lot of time thinking on this boat by the sea
Even though it may be sinking from all this uncertainity
I pick myself up – feel the wind in my hair – start myself thinking and feel you there
I love it when there is rainbow around you
When darks turn to lights and I can see sky blue
It’s a beautiful world and I have nothing left to lose
Barefoot and Innovative – I choose
Spaces in between – I can be myself – In spaces in between – I can be myself
And in this Courtyard of Love – I hear music playing – from your window above
STANDING TALL FOR YOU
two weeping willows standing in the ront yard
daddy’s big white caddy made it this far
momma played bass – daddy played keys
I partied hard- beneath the willow trees
this is my life and all the love I knew
this is my love – my love for you
leaving Las Vegas- out on a desert freeway
past pink sand dunes – made it to LA
all across the prairies thru fields of gold
buidling sand castles never to old
this is my life all the love I knew
this is my love my love for you
big brother dan in his cardigan
singing songs at sunset in the waikiki sand
looking for a plan looking for a sign
in all the places I’ve been and in all the people I left behind
this is my life all the love I knew
this is my love my love for you
standing by the bathroom window with baby genieve
standing tall for you in everything I believe
two weeping willows standing in front yard
daddy’s big white caddy made it this far
this is my life all the love I knew
this is my love – my love for you
BEAUTIFUL GIRL
When the door slammed. – I slipped on the kitchen floor
Never knew what I was gonna do
Picking up the pieces in all my broken dreams
Then I heard her voice while she was standing there
Each day in this place – I fall in love with her beautiful face
She makes me feel like a man
When the records broke + everything went up in smoke
Never knew what I was gonna do
Each day in this place – I fall in love with her beautiful face
She makes me feel like a man
Beautiful girl – Ocean child
Changemaker for the world
Beautiful girl – Wise and wild
Changemaker for the world
Yes, it’s adventure in love – She is the whole package like heaven above
So magical and rare
Picking up the pieces of all my broken dreams
Then I heard her voice while she was standing there
Each day in this place – I fall in love with her beautiful face
She makes me feel like a man
ALL THE SWEETNESS
all the blossoms on the trees
you have to admit – this world is a beautiful place
a beautiful place to be
all the sweetness in this world is just like you
you know it is amazing – when you think of what all we’ve been through
lazy sunny afternoons sitting on the dock in the cove
all the rainy nights when there was nothing left to say
and somehow it’s gonna be okay
all the sweetness in this world is just like you
I know you’ve had some hard times
and life hasn’t always treated you kind
but deep down inside you’ve known that you are truly loved by this world
all the sweetness in this world
rock me on the water take me out to sea
just you in love with life for all eternity
I see you in your your child’s eyes and the way you care
fells like life is beginning anew if you dare let all this love in
all the sweetness in this world is just like you
NO MORE CRYING
Let me have the grace to find my way home
as a man made new
Forgiveness is melting away all my doubt
Letting go to all the light all around me
When I find my way home, I will sleep
sleep in the mystery of love
and there’ll be no more crying – no more wasted tears
no more crying in this house
I ‘ll learn to care like a good man should
live from my passion deep inside
count my blessing all the joys in my life
never want to lose myself again
When i find my way home, I will sleep
sleep in the mystery of love
and there’ll be no more crying – no more wasted tears
no more crying in this house
When i find my way home, I will sleep
sleep in the mystery of love
and there’ll be no more crying – no more wasted tears
no more crying in this house
IN THE GARDEN ROOM
Looking out my window at 6:00 a.m.,
hear to sound of the gently falling rain
A litte bit of hope for girl
looking for some peace of mind
to change the world
I give you all of my heart when you are far away
I give you all of my touch when I have nothing to say
You feel like home, it’s such a mystery to me
Everybody is working in the light of the moon
down in the basement in the garden room
the journey is long and so hard to find
looking for the places that I left behind
I give you all of my heart when you are far away
I give you all of my touch when I have nothing to say
You feel like home, it’s such a mystery to me
making it through all the darkness and grief
down in the basement in the garden room
I give you all of my heart when you are far away
I give you all of my touch when I have nothing to say
You feel like home, it’s such a mystery to me
SO PROUD OF YOU
I know that it is time for you to go
off on your big trip to toronto
but before you go there I want you to know
My generation thought that we would change the world
and turn history books on their heads
but we broke her and left her instead
When you were ten I would put you to bed
and read you a storey from your favorite book
you would fall asleep about two pages and
dream a wild horses lost in the woods and
I’d reminisces of silent nights and longer days gone by
while the cities turn brown and black and die
Yes we gotta change – change this world
Yes we gotta change – from fear to love
Yes we gotta change – to make a better home
My generation thought that we would change the world
and turn history books on their heads
but we broke her and left her instead
No more war – No more greed
No more not feeling good enough
No more shame – famine and floods
No more needing to be tough
So don’t get hung up on glitter and gold
I will be here with you whereever you are
You can always find yourself
because it all folds and fades from afar
Find all the mystery in this life the world can possibly bring
So proud of you and your presence in everything
Yes we gotta change – change this world
Yes we gotta change – from fear to love
Yes we gotta change – to make a better home
LEARNING TO LISTEN
I feel – like I’m on a journey home
to somewhere sweet and beautiful
I feel – this journey is gonna be a long one
the longest one I have ever known
With three cups of sorrow and one cup of joy
and the promise of a peace that I’ve never known
I’m learning – learning to listen to what’s inside
learning – learning to know myself
I feel – I’m standing in a passageway
with my loved ones beside me
With three cups of sorrow and one cup of joy
and the promise of a peace that I’ve never known
I’m learning – learning to listen to what’s inside
learning – learning to know myself
all the money in the world
it will never make you happy
that perfect house and car
and you will still never who you are
I’m learning –
learning to listen to what’s inside
learning – learning to know mysel
MARCHING FOR FREEDOM
Yes – I’m A dreamer in these dangerous times
out here in the moonlight you looking so fine
Love everything you do – Love living with a girl like you
Raised on empanadas in Con Con Chile
A beautiful child who would change the world
Love everything you do – Love living with a girl like you
Marching for Freedom – Marching for Love
Standing for what you believe in – I will stand with you
Gonna build my own world around you
I was raises in the nice part of town
Always searching for a place to belong
Love everything you do – Love living with a girl like you
Gonna start over down her on my knees
because I’ve been reckless trying to hard to please
Love everything you do – Love living with a girl like you
Marching for Freedom – Marching for Love
Standing for what you believe in – I will stand with you
Gonna build my own world around you
Yes – I’m A dreamer in these dangerous times
out here in the moonlight you looking so fine
Love everything you do – Love living with a girl like yo
Marching for Freedom – Marching for Love
Standing for what you believe in – I will stand with you
Gonna build my own world around you
Yes – I’m A dreamer in these dangerous times
DANCE WITH YOU
I Don’t want to wear no big blue suit
and work nine to five
Don’t want to walk no straight line and not feel alive
I just want to dance – dance with you
and live my life with passion with you
Jobs bring you money adventure feeds your soul
Thank you for everything – I’m so grateful
I just want to dance – dance with you
and live my life with passion with you
Just want to sing of the freedom your love brings
all the sweetness and light you’re my everything
Just want to sing of the fjoy your love brings
You’re a bridge to my heart
Spanish eyes with big dreams waking by your side
Love living with you it seems with nothing to hide
I just want to dance – dance with you
and live my life with passion with you
I just want to dance – dance with you
Don’t want to wear no big blue suit
and work nine to five
TAKING CARE
Wish I could tell you what you wanted to hear
Wish I knew what you wanted me to know
All I can tell you is beginning to learn
to take care of myself so tI can love you
standing here in front this mirror
in all my resistance
All my dreams and my love of resilence
Taking care of myself so t I can love you
so that I can love you
All ever wanted is to have a home
and to never feel like I was doing it all alone
All ever wanted was a love that was real
Taking care of myself so that I can love you
so that I can love you
Why do I carry on with these stories for so long
go off on tangents
and make everyone else wrong
gonna start living start living my dreams
if everything I do
Taking care of myself so I can love you
so that I can love you
so that I can love you
KITSILANO
I grew up in Kitslano and travelled from school to school
Met my friends in Parker’s pool room sometimes we’d played the fool
Tough to be a man in this modern world we’re living in
You gotta be tough to be a man
Sneaking out back of Jimmy’s Parkers – cigarettes and skin tight jeans
driving in my old blue chevy trying to be part of the scene
Tough to be a man in this modern world we’re living in
You gotta be tough to be a man
When I think back on all my childhood life I lived each day at a time
It is funny how those days turned to years
then they disappear
Heading down to the banks of Jerico looking into Judy’s eyes
Wondering if she still loves me – to young to realize
Tough to be a man in this modern world we’re living in
You gotta be tough to be a man
Down on Granville with cousin Ricky – he just got back from Naam
I’d never thought that anything could ever hurt me
How as I to know
Tough to be a man in this modern – world we’re living in
You gotta be tough to be a man
So now I sit at this ole piano – I guess I gotta let it all go
and head back to old Kitsilano – It will always be my home
IT’S ALL WITHIN
Yes – It’s all within a loving heart – that’s where it all begins
I’ve been looking for some peace of mind
and it’s so hard to find
and maybe it’s with you – if I only knew
I could take a boat across the sea just be with you
You’re such an amazing girl – such a mystery
Yes – It’s all within a loving heart – that’s where it all begins
Yes – I choose you and your loving heart – I let you in
hear the winds whisper and the trees sway
you make love that way
in all your notorious history
memories fades from black to white
never loved let this before
I’ve never let my walls down
are you sure you wanna to go all the way
are you sure you wanna go another round
Yes – It’s all within a loving heart – that’s where it all begins
Yes – I choose you and your loving heart – I let you in
LOVE IS ALL THERE IS
You travelled long and you travelled far
listened to your heart to know who you are
Love is all there is – it heals the deepest pain
such a non-traditional life you lived
so much un-conditionnal love you gave
You never gave up on your children and home
You found the courage to make it on your own
Love is all there is – it heals the deepest pain
such a non-traditional life you lived
so much un-conditionnal love you gave
Politics and passion – Freedom and grace
telling like it is for the whole human race
Love is all there is – it heals the deepest pain
such a non-traditional life you lived
so much un-conditionnal love you gave
Turned your back on the military man
searching for home in an unknown land
You lived your life more than most
through all the tears and all your fears
Love is all there is – it heals the deepest pain
such a non-traditional life you lived
so much un-conditionnal love you gave
