I was commissioned by the SFSS Women’s Centre to create a Chalk Labyrinth on their behalf for the first ever SFU Streetfest held on Burnaby Mountain. . .
I was commissioned by the SFSS Women’s Centre to create a Chalk Labyrinth on their behalf for the first ever SFU Streetfest held on Burnaby Mountain. . .
Every once in a while, I have been chalking a Baltic design pass-through Labyrinth near the Piano at Spyglass Place west side of Cambie Bridge.
This is a good photograph of one my recent Chalk Labyrinths at this location . . .
Creating Chalk Labyrinths on Friday and Saturday Nights on Granville Street Intersections in Downtown Vancouver . . .
Was surprised to find an entire half-block that was closed off to car traffic, yet left open for pedestrians at this year’s TaiwanFest.
Many people enjoyed exploring and experiencing my Chalk Labyrinth at the north end of Granville Street on the first day of TaiwanFest 2018 . . .
For some reason I can’t quite yet understand, making eight sided octagonal Labyrinths have always been a struggle.
On this evening, it turned out okay. I think it was the better of all my previous efforts.
This might have been because I returned to the basics and only tried to get the measurements and the shape of it right, without improvising anything design-wise.
Many people seemed to enjoy it.
There I am, chalk drawing the Labyrinth . . .
Friday night, I invested the better part of an hour chalking an entire Labyrinth in one of the Entertainment District’s car-free intersections on Granville Street.
Curious to see how much of it survived the day’s vehicle traffic, I returned Saturday night after the street was again closed off to cars and open for people.
Finding my previous night’s faint chalk outline had survived in varying degrees, the Labyrinth remained walkable.
I went for a test walk, and in doing so, a young boy with his mom observing, also began walking it.
A pleasant conversation followed and the young boy and his mom thanked me.
That was enough to confirm what I was going to do anyway, re-chalk the outline of the faded Labyrinth.
I decided to leave the aglets without re-chalked hearts at each of the turns.
I only redrew Hearts at the entrance and the centre this time. A rare decision on my part.
A safe estimate would be that hundreds of people walked, ran, laughed, and made this Labyrinth a part of their party night along Granville Street in Downtown Vancouver.
Including this young Lady, Karen, who stood out for me, as I saw her truly engage and explore and invest much time walking the Labyrinth.
Unexpectedly, found her instagram post, and here it is…
The caption works for either the Underbrella hanging Umbrellas or for my Chalk Labyrinth below it…
Or Both!
This fourth image in the Instagram story below is of my giant half block long Labyrinth I chalked during the Vancouver Mural Festival Street Party on Saturday Afternoon . . .
Week’s old Labyrinth I chalked seems to want to stick around a little while longer . . .
It’s True!
And if anyone already had a happy childhood,
It’s never too late to have a happy childhood… again !
@LabyrinthsDOTca someone once told me it's never too late to have a happy childhood… pic.twitter.com/ROe5AHXRv2
— Jessica Lin (@lil_pinkie_) 7 August 2018
I re-chalked this specific Labyrinth a number of times now, and it’s remained visible and walkable for weeks!
Visited it again today and though the colours have faded, the outline is intact.
This image captures the moment well.
I might re-chalk it.
Or await the rain then re-do it altogether with more exacting measurements.
You can still see the Chalk Labyrinth I made many days ago in the abandoned Plaza of Nations area in Downtown Vancouver . . .
Chalk Labyrinth I made last week in Olympic Village Square remains walkable . . .