Wild Kelp Harvesting
My name is Shaelynne and I am in my fourth year of running a wild kelp harvesting operation off the coast of Port ...
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FROM BEAN TO BAR
It’s a beautiful summer day and, just as I’m arriving home, Jonathan and the kids call me from the backyard. I ...
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The Craft of Barbering
When Chris Goulet was 14 years old, his brother put a set of clippers in his hand and said, "Give me a mohawk." ...
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Inspired by Nature
Island Clayworks would like to acknowledge that we operate our business in the traditional territory of the ...
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Carving a Niche
Working with wood has been a long-standing family tradition that I almost overlooked as a career choice. In fact, ...
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A BACKCOUNTRY, MODULAR ROOM OF ONE’S OWN
Gaining popularity in the mid-1950s, the modest A-frame, with its inherently simple aesthetic, defined a way of ...
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FORGING PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS
By his own admission, James Emslie has a knack for making modern things from other people’s discarded items. His ...
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CASTING LIGHT
The setting of The Fanny Bay Candle Company is pastoral. Donalda Lauzon and her husband Randy greet me while ...
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PAINTING WITH FIRE AND SODA
The kiln has been firing for six hours. Brilliant orange light is emanating from every crack in the brickwork. The ...
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KNIT, CONNECT, KNIT
I’ve been a knitter most of my life. I consider it a sort of meditation. In the past, it felt novel, or cute, to ...
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FLOAT YOUR BOAT
In the past I have waxed poetic about the beauty of wood; how it can be shaped, molded, and finished. But wood is ...
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WATER-PROOFED PIONEERS
They say necessity is the mother of all inventions, and that’s ever apparent when hearing the story of how the now ...
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COMPLETE COMBUSTION
Since it was first discovered, fire has been heating our caves, huts and homes. But wood-burning heat has not been ...
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KINDRED SPIRIT
Three years ago I first laid eyes on a Kindred snowboard in a local sporting goods consignment store. The top ...
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ECLECTIC TONES
We all have a virtual playlist running through our minds that gets us from one day to the next. Music can inspire ...
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THE NAKED TRUTH
The first bike I ever owned was a black triumph BMX with yellow gum-wall tires and matching grips. I have always ...
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RECREATING NOSTALGIA
North Americans love their cars. No matter how hard we try to avoid it and might hate to admit it, the automobile ...
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