This is the Labyrinth at the north end of Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market that I painted and then re-painted during the past two Pedestrian Sundays.
Despite weeks and weeks of vehicular traffic, the colour, design, and motifs have remained intact.
If I am out there again next Pedestrian Sunday on August 25 2019, I may refresh it with some new colours . . .
Here is Duckman performing on Augusta Avenue during Pedestrian Sunday Kensington Market.
The Yellow colour of the Labyrinth I painted matches the Yellow of Duckman‘s Costume . . .
Hmmm…
Depending on how much of the existing Painted lines which make up my Heart Labyrinth survives by the August 25 2019 Pedestrian Sunday, I may redesign the Heart into a New Labyrinth.
An Expecting Mom smiling atop the Heart Labyrinth I re-painted on Augusta Avenue during Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market, Downtown Toronto . . .
This was the final Labyrinth I painted on North Augusta Avenue before the street was re-opened to vehicular traffic this past Pedestrian Sunday Kensington Market.
As I finished chalking, Yvonne Bambrick informed me I had barely 30 minutes to paint the chalk outline of my design, before the cars began rolling through.
I rushed the painting and took every short cut I could to complete at least a single coat of paint atop the chalk outline.
Only one Aglet was transformed into a Heart.
The Heart at the top of the Labyrinth was left with only the outline painted and one long brush roll half-way into the centre of it.
I was shocked, surprised, satisfied with how fast I painted it.
It was walk-able. Which numerous people began to do.
Yet many more people self-organized for group photographs captured atop the Labyrinth.
I’m still basking in the glow, the feeling, the learnings, from this Red Labyrinth.
Something has changed for me.
I can complete painted Labyrinths a LOT faster than I thought.
When Yvonne gave that 30 minute warning, she didn’t dissuade me from beginning to paint, she simply let me factually know I had a deadline.
My mind wanted to blurt out loud, “Challenge Accepted.”
…I kept that to myself.
Humility. The hell with my Hubris.
Result ?
This Red Labyrinth . . .
My painted Street Labyrinths often become focal points, stage venues for Performers . . .
Fire Breathing Street Performer !
Street Performer making good use, by way of a stage, of the Yellow Labyrinth I painted during the June 30 2019 Pedestrian Sunday at this T Intersection on Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market, Downtown Toronto . . .
Many people create photographs of themselves standing or sitting in the middle of my Labyrinths . . .
Wonderful composition as it captures enough of the length of the street to include all four of the day’s Labyrinths inside of the vanishing point!
Once the rain stopped, colours of my freshly painted Labyrinth on Kensington Avenue contrasted well !
That artist is me!
And this is a photograph of a photographer taking a photograph of me as I paint my Three Lane Classic Labyrinth Design on Augusta Avenue . . .
Cars beginning rolling atop my painted Labyrinths all along North Augusta Avenue after it re-opens to vehicular traffic . . .
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!
