Flames above The Labyrinth . . .
And with the water turned on, The Wading Pool Labyrinth becomes a Wading Pool again . . .
Fire-Breathing Labyrinth Walking . . .
Do NOT try this at home !
Fire Dancing in The Labyrinth !
The surface of this wading pool in Bellevue Square Park has reached its end of life.
No matter how many times I repaint my Labyrinth, no combination of colours can overcome the shortcomings of the canvas.
Labyrinth remains walkable, yet doing so isn’t as much fun as when I first painted it . . .
There are five multi-coloured Classic Labyrinths I first painted on Easter Sunday 2009 along the pathway beside the ice hockey rink in the north-east corner of Trinity-Bellwoods Park, Toronto.
The five Labyrinths are 3, 7, 3, 11 and 3 Lanes respectively.
Together,
They comprise what I call The “Trinity-Bellwoods Park Labyrinth Walk”.
This is the 7 Lane Classic Labyrinth at the south end of The Walk . . .
“This project emphasizes once again on the power of calligraphy and its crucial role in Islamic art. I though the first project (ALLAH calligraphy) was not enough to explore the rich universe Islamic calligraphy has to offer.
“For this project, I mixed calligraphy with the lecture about Qur’an (by using Surat Al-Fatiha) and that about interpretations…
“In fact, for this project, I created a labyrinth out of the first Surah in the Qur’an (Surat Al-Fatiha) by using a very unique type of calligraphy.”
“The reason why I mention interpretation is that the way the Surah was represented is full of meanings. I believe the Qur’an is a very powerful work of art where the readers get lost, just like Alice did in the wonderland…
“In fact, this sheds the light on the importance of interpretations and ijtihad in Islam since once ayah in the Qur’an can have many meanings. Getting lost in the Labyrinth and finally seeing the light and finding the way out with a rational interpretation is what makes the Qur’an experience very unique for Muslims and non-Muslims.
“As a side note, I wanted the calligraphy style to be one where there is no obvious end in the words to represent some situations we can face nowadays, where some debates are endless and where you can see neither the end of the arguments nor that of the debate…
“I hope you enjoyed the labyrinth of Qur’an. Please read it. You might get lost. But hopefully, you will find yourself fast enough. That is all that matters.”
The Junior School of Havergal College officially opened their Outdoor Learning PlaySpace today.
And… they have a Labyrinth!
Often we find connections between water and labyrinth locations, The Burke Brook Stewardship Project is no different.
A three lane circle design was placed beside Burke Brook.
It’s the second Labyrinth for this private all-girls school.
Their first one is indoors, located in Old Girls Legacy Theatre building.
Cool new (a-"maze"-ing) street art in the market @ Kensington Market http://t.co/X3t5CKrVYo
— Ben Pelchat (@benpelchat) October 29, 2013
The Heavyweights Brass Band performing atop the Labyrinth I painted on Kensington Avenue just south of Fitzroy Terrace during the Hallowe’en edition of Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market, Toronto. . .
When curious young people hover around my Labyrinths-in-Progress, I often invite them to participate.
Was fun painting this Pedestrian Sunday Labyrinth with these two Future Artists.
@shawnmicallef you have cool classes.
— Coimín (@KimberleeTaylor) October 25, 2013