Janna
Head Honcho
Janna
Head Honcho
As our fearless leader you can meet Janna in person at the studio most days. She is always happy to greet new guests and make friends.
Q: TELL US A BIT ABOUT WHERE YOU COME FROM?
Janna: Well, I like to say I am from everywhere. Growing up I moved with my parents about every two years. We journeyed from Ft. Mc. Murray Alberta where I was born, all across Canada and back. I landed in Victoria for university in 2006 and fell in love (with the city first, but also with a man) which kept me here through my school days, with a brief eight months stint on the big island of Hawaii. Theoretically, I am from hard work, determination, play, and thinking outside the box.
Q: WHEN DID YOU BEGIN YOUR ART JOURNEY?
Janna: A looooong time ago in a land far, far away. Well, maybe not that long ago. I can’t remember the first time I picked up a paint brush, but I do remember the day I fell in love with painting on ceramics, it was a birthday party at a paint your own ceramics studio when I was 5. And the rest, as they say, is history. Through school, in every class I was “that kid” who got on the nerves of every teacher because she was drawing instead of listening. I was lucky to be moved to the fine arts program where I felt more at home.
Q: WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF FIRED UP!?
Janna: I like to think I have an adventurous spirit, I enjoy finding new places and doing things I have never done before. I also like to swim, run, see movies, and spend time with friends and family. I am currently a full time student of Traditional Chinese Medicine in hopes to be a Doctor of TCM in the near future.
Q: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOUR?
Janna: Red! For as long as I can remember. It’s such a great colour to describe any feeling; passion, fear, excitement, romance, anger, joy, you name it.
Q: WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE OUR GUESTS TO KNOW?
Janna: I am a sucker for a good pun! Once I was in a drama about puns, really it was just a play on words.
Kristin
General Manager/Creative Director/Do-er of the things!
Kristin
General Manager/Creative Director/Do-er of the things!
All things pretty and glitter. That’s Kristin
Q: Tell us a bit about where you come from
A: I come from a land far away. Where the sky is purple and the water is 82 shade of blue/teal/aqua. Animals and people live together and I regularly had tea with Aurora the Moose and Liam the Stag. I actually was born and raised in Victoria and area, except 6 years when Alberta seemed like a cool place to live. But I’m an island girl and this is home.
Q: Where did your art journey begin?
A: It began before I can remember. It’s always been my passion and my heart. I love to create and feel antsy when I’m not.
Q: What is your favourite colour?
A: Purple!…and aqua…and the rainbow(with pink instead of red) and glitter!!!!
Q:What other things do you do outside of Fired Up!?
A: Read all the books, make all the miniatures and explore beaches and forests with my husband and our two kids. I also spend time as a face painter.
Q: What is one thing people should know about you?
A: I have emitephobia. It’s real and I am not making it up. And I know it’s weird.
Q: How long have you been at Fired Up!?
A: Since the spring of 2012