That’s me painting my first Labyrinth of the Day, on Kensington Avenue in Kensington Market on Pedestrian Sunday . . .
It was HOT.
Then suddenly, as I finished painting this multi-colour Street Labyrinth, a few drops of rain began to cool down the heat.
With the ground now wet, I opted to walk north through the Market towards Augusta Avenue, where I intended to re-paint the three now faded Labyrinths I had painted one month ago, during the previous Pedestrian Sunday.
Labyrinth I painted on Augusta Avenue during the June 2019 Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market became a stage/venue for a collaboration between World Travelling Street Performers Duckman and Hero-san . . .
In a tiny way, through the presence of my Labyrinth, I collaborated too !
Yay!
“Clearly not enough time within the world of Pedestrian Sunday but you have a feeling that there is a future for streets without cars.
It’s the the best parts of the Open Streets TO concept and long standing street festivals like Taste Of The Danforth;
Would very much enjoy City of Toronto giving over more control of our streets to the people.
Where we can remove the need for cars, let’s do it.
Creating spaces to create & inspire, to buy & sell, to meet people, friends and strangers, let’s do it.”
When painting Labyrinths in Wading Pools, I do not consider my colour choices on what it will look like with the water filled in.
Looking at this photo, has me rethinking that decision.
It would be yet one more dimension to my use of Wading Pools as Labyrinth canvases . . .
And who can resist a Mom asking if her Little One can walk a still-being-painted Labyrinth ?
Not I.
He and his mom were the first walkers of my first of two Labyrinths painted on Kensington Avenue . . .
My month old Street Labyrinth painted on Augusta Avenue doubles as stage venue for Herosan The Japanese Street Performer . . .
Yes.
— John Lorinc (@JohnLorinc) July 28, 2019
Cities aren’t just about great visions, but great transformation. Forever a work in progress, and that’s the beauty of it.
— Euna (@EunaWong) July 28, 2019
Didn’t realize that the tiny blue arrow I painted pointing to the Entrance of The Labyrinth, also points to the pi symbol, π, I often include in the triangular Exit from the Centre of The Labyrinth . . .
This is the moment I arrived in the Centre after finishing painting a Sky Blue Heart into each of the Aglets of the Labyrinth.
The presence of Hearts transforms the experience and meaning of walking The Labyrinth.
This remains true even for me, the Labyrinth’s maker!
. . . And The Robson Square Labyrinth becomes an End Zone !
Bonus : Young one’s T-Shirt sports a Labyrinth Motif.
The Street Labyrinth I painted one month ago is holding up pretty well on Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market.
I might leave it as is and not re-paint until it really fades . . .
I'm at Grange Park in Toronto, ON https://t.co/CmG1SOiLTu pic.twitter.com/YweV4rZjj6
— Moriah Bacus, CAPM (@Moriah_Toronto) July 26, 2019
Standing in the Centre of my Robson Square Labyrinth, Downtown Vancouver. . .
