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I am a Stage & Lighting Designer, Visual Artist, & co-artistic director (along with David-Alexandre Chabot) of CHA collective. I am a part-time professor at Concordia University, where I teach production & design in the contemporary dance department. And I coach design students at the National Theatre School of Canada. I have designed theatre, opera, circus & many forms of live arts, but my passion...

Aperçu: Marly Ochmann St-Jean My name is Marly. I'm a marketer in the cosmetics industry, skincare more specifically, where I help develop and market products and communications campaigns. I do this in Paris, a city I love more than any other city I've had the chance to visit or live in. Ever feel like the vibe of a place just fits your vibe? That's how I feel about Paris...

In solidarity with #amplifymelanatedvoices created by Jessica Wilson, MS. RD. @jessicawilson.msrd & Alishia McCullough, MS. LCMHCA. NCC. @blackandembodied, I won’t be posting any of my own content this week to make space for the voices that need to be heard. Instead, I’ll be using this week’s journal to amplify black context and brands with anti-racism resources, prompts to act, and places to contribute money to — These are resources I am looking into, and I invite you to do the same because inactivity is not an option. Black Lives Matter.

I went back to school to learn metalsmithing and jewellery making about five years ago. I had been searching for a new line of work, something where I could work with my hands. After trying textiles, food and woodworking I found myself signing up to work with metals. I lit a large torch to melt silver pellets into an ingot, and never looked back...