WelcomeToTheCircusDoc from MRU Journalism and Broadcasting on Vimeo. A blossoming circus community might not be the first thing you think of when considering Calgary, but some passionate performers are working hard to make their dream of performing under the big top a reality. Welcome to the Circus follows Kimberley Ilott, an aerial artist, on what … More Welcome to the Circus: A documentary
Society holds a certain image of how an ideal family and parenthood should look, and each of those images revolves around healthy happy children. This is exactly the life that Kim McLelland and her husband Ryan had pictured, and for some time, that is what they had. “I wanted to transform from being a corporate … More Raising Charlie: One mom’s story of how autism changed her family and her life
Discovering their passion to help and encourage others to learn to love work motivated two friends and business partners to open HustleCo Workspace, a coworking space that bridges a gap in Calgary. Formerly chemical engineers, Steve Paolasini and Husam Al-rameeni rejected the corporate world and embraced their entrepreneurial spirits shortly after graduating from McGill University. … More A Brave New Hustle
The Comeback Club invited me back for a double feature workshop featuring Kelsey Schiavon, a nutrition consultant and holistic skincare guru, who taught the group about essential oils and how to create their own beauty oils. The members of the Comeback Club took plenty of notes and created their oils with great care. Next Marin … More The Comeback Club – Mind, Body, Soul
Event photography has always been a passion of mine because I love all things candid. Capturing a moment that is being genuinely shared by a group of people is incomparable. This particular group of women inspire me but the founder, Miss Nicolette Jones, has been a friend of mine for quite some time and is … More The Comeback Club – Nutri-Go Session
Note: This story was originally published for the Calgary Journal on February 7th 2017. Nobody knows more about keeping knitting modern than the owner and crafter of the brand Knitatude in Calgary, Chantal Miyagishima. Although Miyagishima only began knitting five years ago, she has built quite the following on Instagram and has a blog where … More Keeping Knitting Modern – A Video Explainer
Thomas Yates got started commission painting Warhammer and other hobby pieces on a part time basis about four years ago when players recognized his own figures as having detail and completion that they desired as well. He says, “I can think of three people that are successful, long-term commission painters that it’s their full time occupation … More Commission Painting Layout – Thomas Yates
Cam Stewart represented the Liberal riding in Forest Lawn in the federal election of 2015. While he suffered a loss that evening, his supporters remained positive and the room was full of smiling faces.
Sarah Lindsay Allen 