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Invidia Obscura strives to give others a safe space to express their truest selves. Heavily inspired by the pop culture consumed in their youth, Invidia likes to experiment with harsh but dreamy visuals. The photographer's favourite part of Invidia Obscura is showing people they are stunning, no matter what. Invidia Obscura offers free photographic services for all SW’s, 50% reduced hourly rates f...

The Poly Triad are Jack, Nikki, and Minxy. They are an open polyamorous triad/throuple that shares a bed and our lives with each other and the world. They are amateur porn creators and can be found on OnlyFans, Reddit, and Pornhub under the tag Poly_Triad.

The Poly Triad are Jack, Nikki, and Minxy. They are an open polyamorous triad/throuple that shares a bed and our lives with each other and the world. They are amateur porn creators and can be found on OnlyFans, Reddit, and Pornhub under the tag Poly_Triad.

Brent Braaten is a writer, filmmaker, illustrator, and the Creative Director of Good Robot Brewing in Halifax, NS. He has been described as "an affable guy" This may be true. Check out @goodrobotbrew

Tanisha is an artist and model based in Halifax. Having always dreamed of a life filled with creativity, her art is both introspective and therapeutic. Raised in the charming Annapolis Valley -  she now resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she enjoys savouring sunrises and sunsets on the buzzing waterfront boardwalk. Aside from making messes and splashing paint onto canvases, her interests...

Letty Mitchell is a movement artist, a Yoga/mindfulness teacher, and an art enthusiast with a career stretching over a decade. Her work focuses on mindfulness, mental health awareness, yoga, anatomy, the phenomena of Qi, creativity, the links to neuroscience, as well as the concept of reality. Her work portfolio has extended into the medical industry, the wellness industry, the fashion industry, t...

Wrapped in the roots of the reggae family tree, Jah'Mila makes music that is creatively crafted and deeply inspiring. She has toured with towering reggae bands like The Wailers, Groundation, Black Uhuru (with Sly and Robbie), among many others. Well equipped with over a decade of reggae industry experience, and also with the amazing support of her musical team, she is poised and prepared to stand...

Ingrid Deon is the CEO of word-craft and she specializes in social media strategy and content creation. She started her career as a newspaper and radio reporter but made the switch to social media six years ago when she began working for a digital marketing agency. She started her own business in 2019 and currently works with clients such as Nestlé Canada, Manulife Bank, Kraft Heinz Canada, and he...

MOONWALKA is a professional artist, born and raised in Southern Nigeria (Akwa-Ibom). He is a graduate of Igbinedion University Okada before moving to Canada in early 2013. Moving to Canada, he went to Nova Scotia Community College where he studied audio engineering and graduated with a diploma in Recording Arts. Over the years he has collaborated with various artists both as a musician, a producer...

Mitch Cobb is the Co-Founder and CEO of Upstreet, a brewery , and beverage company working to create a positive impact in their community. Upstreet is the first company on PEI to become B. Corp certified, a designation demonstrating positive social and environmental standards. Mitch has been named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs by Atlantic Business Magazine for four years running. Learn more...

Hailing from industrial Cape Breton, Stef Nicholson and Natasha Lefort now call Halifax their home. Drawing from their Cape Breton Celtic and blue collar influences, they found a great appreciation for the darker side of Appalachian and Americana folk music with the same eerie, Celtic roots. Factory Girls is an Appalachian folk duo that brings the warmth of a vocal firelight with songs to soothe a...

JJ Steeves is a Nova Scotia-based illustrator, street artist, cartoonist and arts educator. Treasuring the mundane in order to foster intimacy between art and viewer is especially important as she explores the significance of our daily patterns. Her work is largely influenced by street art, comics and zine culture. When not making art at her kitchen table, JJ is dedicated to bringing art out...

Derek Clarke is the president of FLA. A Maritime Based Combat Sports Company. From travelling and organizing luxury vacations to operating a previously well known professional grappling circuit across Canada, he comes to win. A love for combat sports and a passion for helping athletes succeed and grow led him to become a steady athlete and black belt out of Pictou County Jiu Jitsu under...

Jimmy experienced trauma at a very young age which fueled a ruthless, self destructive lifestyle full of pain, crime and addiction. With a go big or go home moment, he turned it all around, but he had to fix 10 years of wreckage to get his life back. Jimmy is now a husband and father of three and has great appreciation for his second chance at life. Armed with a Post-Secondary degree and dipl...

Kennedy means helmeted warrior; relentless in pursuing her dreams, developing her skills, and taking her audience on a musical ride like no other. Kennedy’s star has risen fast in the maritime community thanks to her originality, determination, and professional skillset that assures success for events, clubs, and shows as she builds relationships and collaborates with artists, Grammy award-winning...

Jayna Swan, founder of Swan Academy. Life-long learner, self-proclaimed "certification & personal growth junky". She started as a waitress & professional dancer in 2011, turned self-employed house cleaner, became an accomplished property manager, and is now sharing her passion as a sex educator / Love & Intimacy Coach. Jayna has a background in health & fitness...

Gabriella is a Registered Counselling therapist Candidate (RCT-C) and a member   of the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA). Art has always been her outlet for self-expression. It has allowed Gabriella to convey emotions when words could not. She decided to share the artistic knowledge she gained by completing her BEd from St. Francis Xavier University in 2016. Although working with stude...

Jonny "Jonathan" Rotsztain is an artist, writer and dreamer based in Toronto and one half of graphics duo ALL CAPS Design. His autobiographical comics deal with class, identity and self-esteem while using the power of drawing to conjure the fantastic. He has led #Sadvember every November for the last four years, an online invitation to share art about mental health. Check him out @jrotszta

Rhea is a recent graduate from Saint Mary’s University with a Bachelor of Commerce. She was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, spent several years living in India before returning to Jamaica at age 11. While in University she enjoyed participating in activities on campus, networking, meeting new people and working towards creating positive change on campus as a member of the SMUSA Board of Directors. S...

Malia Kong is a Halifax-based photographer with an array of styles varying from family photos to boudoir. Malia, since childhood always had a love for taking “too many pictures” no matter what the subject may have been. She is an avid foodie, loving fur mom, and vacation lover to all places hot. As a late teen, Malia began in the industry working as a model for several local events and gaining exp...

The sound of Earl Donald is born from the fusion of hazy dream pop and wall-rattling house music. In 2019, Earl took these sounds across the country, playing shows from Halifax to Vancouver. His debut release, Where You Know Yourself, ranked in the mid 300's on the US Top 800 Radio Weighted/Unweighted charts. Earl Donald's sophomore release, A lighter World, flaunts a progression in his beat-drive...

Tyree is a third-generation Black Nova Scotian whose main purpose in life is to create a man he admires to give him away to the world. He has held a number of different hustles including a barber, sushi chef, artist, ambulance driver, which has all helped him get to where he is today. He knows he is at his best when he is helping others pursue their passion or make a change. He is a model, actor,...

Surrounded by an extremely supportive family, CASSANDRA has been heavily influenced by her mother’s musical talents. She began taking classical voice lessons at the age of twelve and has continued to do so for the last eight years. By age thirteen, she had already released her first pop single, “Never Stop Dreamin’.”  Born in Rockville, MD, CASSANDRA began singing as soon as she could speak....

Chef Neha is a certified professional patissier who brings passion, talent, and culture to the dessert table. Having lived across three continents, she appreciates and utilizes a global variety of flavours and styles in her baking. Her boutique cakes can often be recognized by her signature gold-leaf touch of glamour. Find out more @cakes_by_neh

Wafa Alamm is the owner and the founder of One Frame Production Company based in Canada, and a journalist and TV anchor with 20 years experience in journalism between print and TV media. Wafa has extensive experience as a Senior TV Anchor and Program Broadcaster and has presented a range of political and social talk shows.   As an expert in Gulf affairs, Wafa has written a number of arti...