That’s ME !
Deeply Appreciate the photograph !
That’s ME !
Deeply Appreciate the photograph !
Labyrinth of ♥️ #toronto #park #publicspace #teampixel @ Grange Park https://t.co/zexd4yclzQ
— jess (@bucaneve) April 13, 2019
We were watching him create in Grange park… so many little ones were watching in awe ❤
— Stacia Heaton (@staciaheaton) April 13, 2019
Grange Park reno was incomplete until the recent return of the @HiMYSYeD maze.
— Justin Stayshyn (@UnionSt) April 14, 2019
Looking south from my (recently repainted) Grange Park Labyrinth towards the CN Tower.
“It used to be the backyard of The Grange House (now part of the AGO).
The timeless feeling to this little park contrasts nicely with the modern blue wall of the AGO on the north side, and the upbeat architecture of the OCAD on the east.
Grange Park includes an old-fashion wading pool, a playground and a permanent Labyrinth drawn on the paved path.”
At my Grange Park Labyrinth . . .
“X” marks the spot Sewer Grate !
@iheartmuseums Fresh coat of paint or not, Labyrinth is just sad without David Bowie. 🙁
— Darrell Louder (@getlouder) 22 March 2016
Walking by my Grange Park Labyrinth in Downtown Toronto… | #parkTO #Labyrinths pic.twitter.com/eZo3BIhB0Z
— HiMY SYeD (@LabyrinthsDOTca) September 16, 2015
I chalked out “GRANGE PARK LABYRINTH”.
Tweeted the above.
Then continued with my day.
Taking a break in #Grange Park #Toronto pic.twitter.com/lJM9IYBtzV
— Raymond J. White (@BigRaySays) May 26, 2015
In this sunlight,
Look closely,
You can make out Orange and White painted lines of my Grange Park Labyrinth . . .
Grange Park Labyrinth, an important part of Downtown Toronto’s Grange Park !
Great mid day walk through of Grange Park with members of GPAC and GCA discussing challenges and opps #TOpoli #ward20 pic.twitter.com/VFS3KHOOwn
— Anshul Kapoor (@Anshul_K) August 26, 2014
My Original colours of the Labyrinth in Grange Park were Blue and White with squares of Black.
The Blue was meant to match the Blue of the Giant Wall of the Frank Gehry addition to The Art Gallery of Ontario.
The White and Black was to match the White and Black of the Giant Floating Shoebox in the Sky of the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Both The AGO and OCAD were line of sight when standing in or around my Grange Park Labyrinth.
So the matching colour scheme seemed to reveal itself.
That was Winter and Spring.
It’s now the middle of Summer.
The Green Leaves of the growing trees have naturally veiled the line of sight between the Grange Park Labyrinth and the OCAD Shoebox.
So why not paint the Labyrinth using Orange to match the Giant Plastic Tube Slide on the Playground, which IS still visible, even from a child’s height!
The Grange Park Labyrinth has been in need of re-repainting for well into two full summers. It’s become one of this project’s most popular and well walked Labyrinths anywhere in the city.
Most of the north-south circuits had become barely visible, making Labyrinth walking almost impossible for all but a few people who already knew the path or could glean a few faded paint drops still in place. No joy.
It’s Thanksgiving Saturday, and I finally found the time and empty work space to make the restoration. Many regular park people are away this long weekend, plus the water main construction crew are also off the clock. They’ve been working all around the labyrinth, ripping up and repouring concrete, but not quite touching the labyrinth itself.
A few quick photograph panoramics for the Before shot, and after that, painting for the next hour…
Previously, the circuits were blue and white.
Blue in deference to the Giant Blue Wall of the Art Gallery of Ontario facing the park.
The white painted circuits were always intended to have squares and rectangles in the colour black, to match the Shoebox building next door up in the sky above the original OCAD Building.
But, I never got around to painting in those few black squares in all my previous repaintings of this labyrinth.
To speed things up this weekend, I made an editorial decision to only paint it in one colour. So for the moment, this is a white only labyrinth. When I next have time, I’ll come back with blue and black and hopefully, finally, paint the Grange Park Labyrinth as I had always intended.
With ALL circuits repainted now, it’s ready for you all to walk.
Enjoy your New Grange Park Labyrinth!
There’s a Day Care inside University Settlement House immediately east of my Labyrinth.
Children from the Day Care often play and enjoy the Labyrinth I painted in Grange Park, Downtown Toronto . . .
In the rain, my Grange Park Labyrinth remains walkable . . .