TheGritofit

Jonathan Bell

June 19, 2014 by the grit of it

Wonderful meeting and talking grit with my favourite local photographer, Jonathan Bell! Hey Jonathan! Hi. How’s it going? I’m fine, thank you. How long have you been taking photos? I’ve been taking pictures with some sort of direction since grade 12. So, uh, “a while” – longer if you count pictures of ducks and buildings. I have periods where I shoot a lot of photos and periods where I shoot none. I’m currently experiencing the latter. When photographing a subject, what […]

Categories: Photography

The Mants

June 19, 2014 by the grit of it

What are you guys/ants working on right now? We always have a number of experiments running in our underground Mants Laboratory, but the majority of those are snack based to be honest – snack foods are one of the few notable accomplishments of your primitive species. As to the band, our “Destroyed by Fuzz” 7″ record will be coming out this fall on Manglor Records, and we’re working on new material for a full length. Plus there’s the whole destroying […]

Categories: Music • Tags: band, punk, The Mants, yyj

Britt Buntain

June 19, 2014 by the grit of it

Hello Britt! What have you been up to in the past few months? I’ve been creating a lot of changes and embracing fresh starts. Earlier this year I quit my day job, so to speak, to focus on teaching more yoga. I moved to a new apartment, and in April I taught on an Awaken Yoga Retreat at Haramara in Sayulita, Mexico. As you know, I’ve been collaborating on a public art project called Inside Out Project-Victoria, BC creating Community […]

Categories: Health/Fitness/Yoga • Tags: adversity, Photography, yoga

Jeff McAllister

June 19, 2014 by the grit of it

It was great getting to know travel writer/photographer, Jeff McAllister! We spent a couple of hours talking about his many adventures and what grit means to him. Here is my interview with Jeff…. Hello Jeff! It was great meeting you the other day! We covered a lot. Could you tell me a little bit about what you’ve been working on in the past few years? Up until the end of 2012, my primary commitment was school. I was working concurrently toward two […]

Categories: Photography, Writer/Poet

Lindsay Delaronde

June 15, 2014 by the grit of it

Lindsay’s interview is coming soon!!!

Categories: Art, Artisan, Photography

Hundy Thou

June 10, 2014 by the grit of it

So excited to have Hundy Thou be part of this project! LOVE these guys! Mark CASK and Chris SPEAKEASY of HUNDY THOU, know GRIT…. Listen here! When you were growing up, what rappers did you listen to most? M: “All Over the World” featuring Barrington Levy was probably the most listened to rap song of my early teens(shout out to Can Con). Busta Rhymes and MF Doom broke my brain during my later teens and early twenties. C: I mostly listened to the Beastie […]

Categories: Art, Music

Sara Hembree – The story behind The Grit of It

June 10, 2014 by the grit of it

(above: photo of me by Tuesday Martin) I decided to have my friends and family ask me questions for the launch and introduction of The Grit of It. If I am hoping to have others share their grit and be somewhat vulnerable then I should have the same experience. Here is my interview…… Nikki: What inspired you to do The Grit of It? In August 2013, I had just been coming through a large amount and change in my life, some […]

Categories: Blogger, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c., yyj

Jeremy Loveday

June 7, 2014 by the grit of it

Interview coming soon!! In the meantime, check out Jeremy in action……..

Categories: Writer/Poet • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, poetry, spoken-word, true grit, victoria b.c., yyj

Joshua & Trison

June 7, 2014 by the grit of it

What are you guys working on right now? J: The next release for The Holy Mountain Analog Band, called O! Mighty River, is nearly complete. As well, we’ve been transitioning from being The Holy Mountain Analog Band to Joshua&Trison. We also have a side project called, This Year’s New Sinatra. T: Some material for Joshua&Trison. Finishing up the next record for The Holy Mountain Analog Band. What genre of music do you play? J: Outsider Music? Trison will likely tell you […]

Categories: Music • Tags: adversity, art, interview, music, Photography, true grit

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