October, 2013 Archives

“Cool new (a-“maze”-ing) street art in Kensington Market” – Ben Pelchat – Kensington Avenue – Toronto

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October 29th, 2013 Permalink

Cool new (a-"maze"-ing) street art in the market @ Kensington Market http://t.co/X3t5CKrVYo — Ben Pelchat (@benpelchat) October 29, 2013 Cool new (a-"maze"-ing) street art in the market A post shared by Ben Pelchat (@benpelchat) on Oct 28, 2013 at 7:18pm PDT


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“Heavyweights Brass Band at PSKensington Halloween / Honouring our Ancestors edition earlier today…” – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

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October 27th, 2013 Permalink

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. . . View this post on Instagram #HeavyweightsBrassBand @heavyweightsbb @ #PSKensington #Halloween / Honouring our #Ancestors edition earlier today #latergram #toronto #nofilter #torontoabovegroundunderground #october #umanotaculture #umanota […]

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. . .

“The kids painting a maze outside the store on Kensington Avenue with artist.” – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Toronto

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October 27th, 2013 Permalink

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. The kids painting a maze outside the store on Kensington Avenue with artist. #pedestriansunday A post shared by Ms Lite It Up (@msliteitup) on Oct 27, 2013 at 12:13pm […]

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.

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“My students do the Toronto Public Labyrinth – thinking thinking thinking” – Shawn Micallef

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October 25th, 2013 Permalink

@shawnmicallef you have cool classes. — Coimín (@KimberleeTaylor) October 25, 2013

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“Construction on our Junior School Outdoor Learning PlaySpace continues! Here’s the new labyrinth” – Havergal College

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October 18th, 2013 Permalink

Construction on our Junior School Outdoor Learning PlaySpace continues! Here's the new labyrinth: pic.twitter.com/LMinvRcnOr — Havergal College (@HavergalCollege) October 18, 2013

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Grange Park Labyrinth – Repainting, Renewing, Rewalking

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October 12th, 2013 Permalink

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 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!

Grange Park: “Toronto Labyrinth being repainted by a lovely person” – The Blue Brick

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October 12th, 2013 Permalink

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