“I had the pleasure of joining a Jane’s Walk led by HiMY SYeD today.
“He wore a Labyrinth pattern shirt and had a Labyrinth pattern jacket as well.”
I had the pleasure of joining a Jane’s Walk led by @LabyrinthsDOTca today. He wore a labyrinth pattern shirt and had a labyrinth pattern jacket as well. #JanesWalkTO pic.twitter.com/Xk9LFRfT5Z
— Richard Eriksson (@sillygwailo) May 6, 2023
“Labyrinth in the sidewalk of the Grange Park – Another of the many beautiful Public Labyrinths that are part of the Toronto City of Labyrinths Project, by HiMY SYeD. ❤”
“This is the large Labyrinth in the wading pool at Christie Pits park,
Created by Labyrinth artist, HïMY SYeD.
This wading pool was part of his vision of transforming Toronto into a City of Labyrinths.
I love this one,
Because he’s also painted smaller Labyrinths (as seen here) inside the larger Labyrinth.❤”
– Deb Svanefelt, Friends of the Labyrinth Community Network of Ontario
” Audrey / Isaiah ”
Many, many, many, many thanks to Jordan Paul
For sharing his drone video of his children Audrey & Isaiah
Playing in my Labyrinth painted on the surface of the wading pool inside Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Playground in-between Sunnyside Boardwalk and The Martin-Goodman Trail.
“Toronto is full of Labyrinths (these ones are in the west end) 🌀🌳 and they’ve been a healing tool for me and so many others throughout the world over centuries.
A Labyrinth is a metaphor for spiralling into Self,
It’s a ritual we use in Qoya to help us remember that everything is within.”
This image is the Labyrinth I painted in the Wading Pool in Kempton Howard Park in Toronto.
The Park is opposite my Grade 7 and 8 Senior Public School, Earl Grey.
When I was a student there, this park had no wading pool.
Years later, I returned after a Wading Pool had been installed in the park, and painted this Labyrinth . . .
Wonderful Drone image of the Labyrinth I painted in the Wading Pool beside Sir Casimir Gzowski Park Playground in Toronto’s Sunnyside beach area.
It been several summers since I re-re-painted this one, perhaps back in early 2016 yet more likely in 2015.
If the fading colours are true to life, and not simply something due to image processing, I really need to re-paint this Labyrinth next time I’m back in my hometown of Toronto.
Video of one walking one of my largest, and most complicated designed Labyrinths, I’ve ever painted in a Wading Pool in Toronto . . .
FINALLY FOUND IT!
Every previous visit to the University of British Columbia campus immediately west of Vancouver, I have forgotten to look for this Labyrinth.
Today, I visited UBC for the purpose of breaking my Ramadan Fast by attending the Muslim Students’ Association 2018 Annual Iftar, and then blogging about it on my other project’s website 30Masjids.ca.
Look closely upon the Traffic Island in front of Christie Subway Station, and you can make out the Green Labyrinth I painted on it
Every day, thousands of people see it, hundreds and hundreds walk over it, and perhaps dozens and dozens of people walk my weirdly located Labyrinth . . .
“Tonight magic hits the park!
“Our outdoor movie night is tonight! Did you know that along with screening Jim Henson’s classic movie Labyrinth, we are also celebrating the launch of our beautiful new wading pool Labyrinth, designed by local artist HiMY SYeD!
“Before the show starts we are inviting families and friends to come out and help us adorn and extend our labyrinth out across the pathways that surround it with sidewalk chalk.
“Draw a hopscotch, doodle funny goblins, or trace your footprints across the park!
“Our goal is to embellish our labyrinth and create a unique community masterpiece of art and play!
“Pre-show festivities start around 7:30pm and will also include Bowie themed face paint and colouring pages, chalk art and much more.
“Movie starts around 9pm!
“So grab a blanket and snacks and get snuggled up under the serious moonlight for our screening of the timeless film Labyrinth!
“We can’t wait to “Chilly Down” with you! *PLEASE BRING LAWN CHAIRS AND COZY BLANKETS ”
@LabyrinthsDOTca @TOArtsFdn @Park_People Hope we see you there HiMY! We will be embellishing your beautiful Labyrinth from 7:30pm on!
— Earlscourt Park (@EarlscourtPark) June 24, 2016
One of my older Labyrinths, I painted this one on the Traffic Island opposite Christie Street Subway Station, north of Bloor Street West in Toronto . . .
There used to be a water fountain in the middle, and thus the weird oval shape making up the enlarged centre of the Labyrinth.
The intention was you would walk the Labyrinth and then be able to get a drink of water using the fountain.
The fountain broke.
I painted the Labyrinth to draw attention to the broken water fountain.
Urban Acupuncture !
Rather than fix the fountain, the City of Toronto removed it.
I’ve been re-painting this Labyrinth ever since . . .
@LabyrinthsDOTca walked your labyrinth on Bloor earlier today: https://t.co/2FyPy5ay5h // thanks!
— sikander.xo (@sikander) September 7, 2015