Love What
YOU DO
We seek out people from all walks of life to learn about their journey finding what they love to do. Over 200 stories later, we feel that much closer to understanding this important self-discovery that happens within all of us.
Heather Dahl: Ceramic Artist and Painter - True Calling
Dahl shares how she started her business, the worst part about owning one, and the best advice she has ever received.
Chris Devitt: Monster Maker, Special Effects Makeup Artist
After a series of dead-end jobs out of high school, Chris asked himself what he really wanted to do: make monsters for a living.
Jackie Kai Ellis: Food Writer and Lifestyle Expert
How food writer and lifestyle expert Jackie Kai Ellis found fulfilment from the power of choice.
Karolina Kuras: National Ballet Photographer
In this piece, we explore photographer Karolina Kuras’ creative collaboration with Canadian National Ballet dancers Brent Parolin and Tanya Howard.
Tori Swanson: Nude Portrait Artist
This artist wants you to take off your clothes and love your body. Tori Swanson draws people naked for a living. As an artist, her primary focus is nude portraits. Being sketched completely naked can be a vulnerable experience, but Tori’s goal is to make the experience a liberating one.
Otavio Lima: Face of the River
Integrated with Project Saúde Alegria (Health and Happiness), Elis works as an art educator whose main focus is to bring a new perspective and awareness to the villages through art, music and playful presentations.
Les Sereda: From Plumber to Opera Star
It is never too late to pursue a dream. From Plumber to Opera Star
Dave Mai: Finding Balance with Rock Climbing
Kai Saunders strives for balance as a tattoo artist and a mountain climber from British Columbia.
Yusuke Kawakami: Handmade Guitars
The Art of Yusuke Kawakami’s Handmade Guitars
Mijune Pak: Culinary Expert
How Mijune Pak went from food blogger to “Top Chef Canada” Judge
Treana Peake: Philanthropist & Fashion Designer, Obakki
This designer’s clothes are changing lives in Africa. As the founder and creative designer of the luxury fashion line Obakki and its philanthropic counterpart, the Obakki Foundation, Treana Peake fuses her lifelong passions together to change lives.
Miss Swing: Tap Dancing
Montreal's Miss Swing is tap dancing into her 80s and loving it.
Ola Volo: Mural Artist
This Kazakh Canadian illustrator is killing it as an artist. Ola Volo is an artist, muralist and illustrator, based in both Vancouver and Montreal, and she’s living her dream.
Cautious Clay: Music Producer
Josh Karpeh a.k.a. Cautious Clay, has cultivated not only a process by which to create music but a lifestyle that’s simultaneously absorbing and emanating the inspiration required to make it great.
Annette Labediski: Instagram Artist
Painter Annette Labedzki comes full circle as an artist through instagram fame.
Joleen Mitton: Indigenous Fashion
From model to role model, Joleen Mitton is a driving force in Vancouver's indigenous community. At the age of 15, Joleen was introduced to the crazy world of international modelling. Her story is about identity.
Tynomi Banks: Beautiful, Spicy, Monster
An intimate look behind the curtain of drag performer Sheldon McIntosh, a.k.a. Tynomi Banks. Experience the transformation and discover what it takes.
Andrew Szeto: Skateboard Photographer Turned Woodworker
Andrew Szeto is a man that wears many hats on a day to day basis. He turns recycled skateboards into coffee tampers, hangs out of helicopters at the Canadian Coast Guard, and spends hours in his element at the skate park.
Nuge Bird: Human Instrument & Beatboxer
Growing up surrounded by gangs and violence, Nuge Bird learned to recreate the noise around him as a form of self-expression.
Tynomi Banks: Beautiful, Spicy, Monster
An intimate look behind the curtain of drag performer Sheldon McIntosh, a.k.a. Tynomi Banks. Experience the transformation and discover what it takes.
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