Maracatu Mar Aberto,
The Afro-Brazilian Music Awesomeness pauses and performs atop my Baltic Wheel Labyrinth which I painted on Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market,
Before they continued advancing north on Augusta Avenue.
Maracatu Mar Aberto previously performed atop my Heart Labyrinth painted in the middle of the intersection of Baldwin & Augusta during the September 2019 Pedestrian Sunday.
Yvonne Bambrick, The CARDENer, and me in front of Meryl Street, Kensington Market’s new Garden Car!
We’re standing atop the Green Leaves with Yellow Veins which I painted around the Garden Car during the beginning hour of the First Pedestrian Sunday of 2023.
Shoe-level view of the Heart Labyrinth I painted on Augusta Avenue on Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market.
You can spot me in the top right of this photograph,
Where I was painting the fourth and final Labyrinth of the day…
First Pedestrian Sunday of 2023,
That’s me painting Green Leaves around the new Garden Car,
And then painting the words “Kensington Market” with my signature letter “i” dotted by a Giant Spiral.
Grateful for this pair of images,
Thank you!
That’s me,
Painting the Heart Labyrinth,
This was the second Labyrinth of what would become a total of four different styles and designs,
Done throughout the afternoon and into early evening during this year’s first Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market…
Little one having a Mindful Moment in the centre of the Baltic Wheel Labyrinth I painted on Augusta Avenue on Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market…
Painting the final lines of the final Labyrinth of this year’s First Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market.
This was my fourth Labyrinth painted today,
Yet it was the first Square/Rectangular shaped one.
I began with a round Labyrinth, followed by a Heart shaped Labyrinth Design, then a Baltic Wheel Design, then this one with Right Angles to complete the set.
Earlier in the day,
Pedestrian Sunday,
I painted Leaves around the Garden Car in Kensington Market.
Also painted Kensington Market with my signature spiral dotted letter “i” alongside the Garden Car.
This is how it looks later in the day…
Had such a perfect date in Kensington market today 🥰 I love pedestrian sundays 💕 pic.twitter.com/1JnWNGmOCz
— 🪬Alicia Blum🪬 (@MeetAliciaBlum) May 29, 2023
I had the idea of painting Leaves around the Garden Car in Kensington Market for some time now,
Yet never got around to doing it.
On this First Pedestrian Sunday of 2023,
I got around to it.
The Green Leaves with Yellow Veins ended up being bigger than I was envisioning in my mind’s eye.
It really expands the Garden Car’s Personal Space,
Extending the Art part of the Garden Car into the street.
That’s me with Yvonne Bambrick in front of the brand new Garden Car,
Standing atop brand new Green Leaves with Yellow Veins I painted around the Garden Car.
The Garden Car is named “Meryl Street”!
That’s me,
Painting the first of the four Labyrinths I made on Augusta Avenue immediately south of the brand new Garden Car.
A fun filled first Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market for 2023.
Chalk outlines of the Leaves I intended to paint in Green with Yellow veins around the brand new Garden Car on the first Pedestrian Sunday of 2023 in Kensington Market…
“Talk about amazing artwork on the streets!
I’m so glad I got to experience the awesome vibes at last weekend’s Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market!”
Thanks for stopping by!
— Kensington Market BIA (@Kensington_BIA) June 3, 2022
Before you can enter the Labyrinth,
Someone has to make it.
So that someone is me,
Holding paint can and brush,
Looking serious and rocking my Kensington Labyrinth T-Shirt in Kensington Market,
While painting Labyrinths on Augusta Avenue during Pedestrian Sunday Kensington Market in Downtown Toronto . . .
Here I am painting a Heart Labyrinth on Augusta Avenue during Pedestrian Sunday Kensington Market using the unexpected colour of yellow rather than the expected colours of red or pink when it comes to matters, and Labyrinths, of the Heart.
However,
I did use Red/Pink coloured chalk to outline my Heart Labyrinth design, so maybe this Yellow Heart Labyrinth was really Red/Pink after all ?
Before I even finished painting the outer most line, a couple walked through all the way to the centre where they then stood and kissed each other.
Who needs mistletoe above your head when you have a Heart Labyrinth below your feet !
“No meu último final de semana nessa cidade maravilhosa conheci o Kensington Market.
Um local jovem, descolado, onde você pode encontrar de tudo: comida das mais diversas etnias, peixes, doces, pães, queijos e frios, roupas, flores, e, como não poderia deixar de ser, diversos espaços artísticos cheios de vida e muita música.
Toronto, uma cidade que sempre nos surpreende 🇨🇦”