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Laurel Lindsay

July 5, 2014 by the grit of it

How’s it going? Oh man, so good. What are your summer plans? I’m really trying to take it easy this summer. Rest up. I’ve been pushing myself so hard for the last decade and now I am trying to restore my energy. I’ll be going to Toronto to visit family and then on a 10 day silent meditation retreat called a Vipassna in August. Somewhere in there I really want to go to a Okanagan lake and eat an Okanaga peach. […]

Categories: Entrepreneur, Health/Fitness/Yoga • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, music, Photography, 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

Zoubi Arros

June 2, 2014 by the grit of it

How long have you been playing music? I was fourteen when I held a guitar for the first time. I bought one for myself as soon as I could after that. When I started writing lyrics, I was much too scared to sing them at first. It’s been a good nine years that I’ve been singing and writing my own songs. And forevermore! You spent your early life on Hornby Island, how did that have an affect on you creatively? […]

Categories: Music • Tags: adversity, interview, music, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c.

Jzero Schuurman & Renee Leighann

May 31, 2014 by the grit of it

Our first true grit couple!! I’ve gotten to know Renee and Jzero over the past several months while photographing music in Victoria. I was amazed at how active they are in the arts and music community. Not only are they the owners of The Copper Owl but they also run the Fifty Fifty Arts Collective. When I thought of featuring couples for The Grit of It, they were the first that came to mind. Between running a business, an art collective and […]

Categories: Art, Entrepreneur, Music • Tags: adversity, art, couple, interview, love, music, true grit

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Laurel Lindsay

Joshua & Trison

Zoubi Arros

Jzero Schuurman & Renee Leighann