Bubble Fight Club

The first rule of Bubble Fight Club is: DO talk about mental health.

Leslie Martin is a bipolar artist who cares a lot about mental health and paints with watercolor soap bubbles. Her works are largely about the fragility of perception and how we see the world.

The goal of Bubble Fight Club is to teach people how to reframe the way they interact with others and the world so they will be able to put their experiences in a different perspective.  Leslie cannot control where the bubbles she is blowing at the canvas will go, how they will look when they hit the canvas, or if they will even touch the canvas at all.  What she can control is how she frames it afterwards to make it something beautiful.

She makes jewelry with pieces of bubble art, and ear flourishes, which are earrings that hook behind the ear so you don’t have to pierce your ears to wear them.  She also makes keychains and other media that contain affirmations and reminders of how to talk to oneself and others kindly.

Phillip Ma

Since a young age Phillip has been obsessed with wood working watching episodes of this old house and The New Yankee Workshop.  After spending years watching other woodworkers make their crafts on youtube Phillip has started woodworking 4 years ago and has advanced quickly applying skills observed throughout his life.  Focusing on some basic projects Phillip has gone on to build over 300 cutting boards in a short span of time often laser engraving them to make them personalized to each recipient.  In the summer Phillip also spends time helping couples with their wedding needs by creating and renting beautiful wedding arbours and other wedding decor items. Actively working to help support other woodworkers Phillip has found a workshop to call home in Vancouver Hack Space (VHS).  A non profit based community workshop and spends a great deal of time Volunteering as a member of the Woodshop Committee as well as serve as one of the newest members of the board of directors and VHS.  Phillip also teaches a very beginner friendly cutting board workshop to help those new to the hobby develop basic safety and skills that can take them through their own journey with wood.