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Pam Lewis

September 21, 2014 by the grit of it

How was your summer? FULL! What are you most looking forward to this year? I am looking forward to a trip to Berlin – I have to go for a meeting so I decided to take some time to see the city as well. What is a typical day like in your life? Ha! Each day is different. Being a mother means you need to multi- task constantly. I usually meet with 1-2 clients through my work with the Health […]

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

Eliza Robertson

August 20, 2014 by the grit of it

I got a chance to meet up with newly published author, Eliza Robertson while she was in Victoria taking a break from studies in England. How is your summer going? Oh, fine… I have returned to Victoria for blackberry season. My augusts are typically bear-like. What is the last book you read? Right now, I am reading A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam. Half the book is written from the perspective of chimps. It’s remarkable. I catch myself offering […]

Categories: Uncategorized, Writer/Poet • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c., Wallflowers, yyj

Berkley Vopnfjörð

July 13, 2014 by the grit of it

Berkley! I haven’t seen you since summer, how was it?? Wonderful! So busy. I spent time at home in Victoria, working in Vancouver, travelling to Southern California to spend time with my boyfriend and flew to Europe for 5 weeks. You were recently in L.A. what were you doing there? Networking my butt off, shooting and staying with my boyfriend. A wonderful change of scenery and weather, but I always return home so grateful to be based on Vancouver Island. […]

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

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

Reine Jensen

June 7, 2014 by the grit of it

Hip-hop enthusiast and Graphic Designer, Reine Jensen shares her grit………. Hello Reine!! Holla! How are things going? Pretty good actually. Lots of change is brewing and the sun is coming out, easy to be grateful to live on the West Coast right now. What are some projects you’ve been working on lately? Right now it’s primarily been getting all the final projects completed for school and video and print work for my clients. A lot of my personal work has […]

Categories: Graphic Design/Design • Tags: adversity, graphic design, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c., yyj

Tuesday Martin

June 4, 2014 by the grit of it

I’ve known Jes (a.k.a. Tuesday) for a couple of years now. She was my first interview for The Grit of It back in October 2013. I decided to interview her again for this project having a new format and a better idea of what I was doing. Tuesday and I are both relatively new in our artistic pursuits. She’s been a good source for me to speak too about the up’s and downs of pursuing my passion, often going through the same […]

Categories: Art • Tags: adversity, interview, Photography, true grit, wolf/sheep

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.

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Pam Lewis

Eliza Robertson

Berkley Vopnfjörð

Sara Hembree – The story behind The Grit of It

Jeremy Loveday

Joshua & Trison

Reine Jensen

Tuesday Martin

Zoubi Arros