This is what failure looks like

Don’t let the big smile fool you – this is what burnout looks like! Ok, I’ll back up a little bit and explain the whole story. I wanted to open with a catchy opening because I feel like this might be one of the most honest, and hopefully important posts I’ve...

10 years of making it happen!

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the first craft fair I ever organized. It was July 21-22 at the TransAlta Arts Barn in Edmonton. Back then it wasn’t even called Make It, it was called Stop & Shop and I produced it with one of my best friends at the time,...

Life after Make It

For the first time in a month I feel like I can finally breath! My life has been in fast forward mode since the start of fall, as Chandler and I busily prepared for our largest Make It shows to date. Almost every single moment of each day was filled to the brim with...

The importance of showing up

You know the feeling when you are supposed to go to a business or social event, but you’re tired, feeling antisocial, have SO much work to do, don’t want to go out in the rain…<insert lame excuse here>. I used to feel this way all the time and for a...

A story that will inspire you

While I was traveling in Europe last May and June, Chandler signed a lease for a studio space near Olympic Village. He needed a bigger space for silk-screening Ole Originals t-shirts and we also wanted an office for Make It Productions. The space he ended up finding...