Tag Archives: Toronto

“Yay to coming across random Labyrinths in your travels!” – Dish With One Spoon / Man In The Maze / Medicine Wheel Labyrinth – Wells Hill Park – Toronto / Tkaronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Monday October 28, 2019

Yay! View this post on Instagram Yay to coming across random labyrinths in your travels! #labyrinth #toronto A post shared by Amanda Hyde (@amandapantshyde) on Oct 28, 2019 at 8:34am PDT

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Shamez Amlani with Bicycle – Heart Labyrinth – Baldwin and Augusta Intersection – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Sunday October 27, 2019

Here is Shamez Amlani with his Bicycle atop the Heart Labyrinth I painted during Pedestrian Sunday in the Baldwin & Augusta Avenue intersection in Kensington Market. Shamez is one of the four original Co-Founders of Streets Are For People, who championed Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market (and in two other Toronto Neighbourhoods as well). He’s […]

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HiMY SYeD Painting – Heart Labyrinth – Baldwin and Augusta Intersection – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Sunday October 27, 2019

That’s me (re)painting the Heart Labyrinth in the middle of the Baldwin & Augusta “T” Intersection during Pedestrian Sunday Kensington Market . . . View this post on Instagram Kensington Market | Toronto – #torontotravelguide #torontoontario #torontocanada #toronto #coffee #thebestcoffee #coffeehouse #cafe #kensingtonmarkettoronto #kensingtonmarket #kensingtonmarketpedestriansundays A post shared by Vacation Days (@tiaandyvacationdays) on Oct 27, […]

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“There’s one entrance and one exit and arbitrary milestones in between.” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue at Denison Square – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Friday October 25, 2019

View this post on Instagram They say life is a race, but actually it's a maze. There's one entrance and one exit and arbitrary milestones in between. Some take longer, winding roads and some have straight clear paths. It's important to understand that life is incredibly complex like the maze and each one has their […]

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“Unkie Dunkie killin it at tag!” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Friday October 25, 2019

Children never walk a Labyrinth, Children always Run ! View this post on Instagram Unkie Dunkie killin it at tag! #tag #funcle #fridayvibes #nieces #fridayfunday #park #toronto #bestday A post shared by Torilynn Guest (@physicsandbeauty) on Oct 25, 2019 at 7:31am PDT

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“I love this fresky market 💕” – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Thursday October 24, 2019

North end of Augusta Avenue disallows parking on both sides of the street; Yielding a year-round full-width car-free canvas for my Labyrinths and the people who walk them . . . View this post on Instagram I love this fresky market 💕 A post shared by Dllx (@dllx_egc) on Oct 24, 2019 at 4:44pm PDT

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“삶은 무엇을 손에 쥐고 있는가가 아니라…” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue at Denison Square – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Sunday October 20, 2019

Look closely and you can see the outer lanes of this Labyrinth are incomplete and open. This image was captured before I finished painting the Labyrinth. I stepped back out of view of the camera while this photograph was taken. I almost never see such photos appear online. Yet, this time I did, as I […]

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“Today I went for a walk in my neighbourhood and ran into HiMY SYeD painting his newest Labyrinth…” – Wading Pool – Budapest Park – Sunnyside – Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Saturday October 19, 2019

Today I went for a walk in my neighbourhood and ran into @LabyrinthsDOTca painting his newest labyrinth. I learned that this is a very rare evenly numbered (22 row) labyrinth design in Toronto's oldest wading pool. You never know what serendipity awaits in every stroll! pic.twitter.com/B1cFVl7FWO — Jess Brodeur (@jessicaannebro) October 20, 2019

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“Hearts” – Labyrinth – Baldwin and Augusta Intersection – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Saturday October 19, 2019

That’s me painting the Heart Labyrinth in the middle of the Baldwin and Augusta Avenue Intersection in Kensington Market during the previous Pedestrian Sunday . . . View this post on Instagram Hearts • • • • • • #photography #streetphotography #photographer #torontophotographer #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #kensingtonmarket #pedestriansunday #torontoigers #lensculture #art #creatives #creativephotography #natgeoyourshot #spi_silhouettes #eyeshotmag […]

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“Blue building with green markings…” – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue at Denison Square – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Monday October 14, 2019

In Greek mythology, Icarus (the Latin spelling, conventionally adopted in English; Ancient Greek: Ἴκαρος, Íkaros, Etruscan: Vikare) is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the creator of the Labyrinth. In Downtown Toronto, Kid Icarus is a Storefront in Kensington Market full of local handmade goods. I had intentionally chosen to paint this Labyrinth in […]

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“Toronto is full of Labyrinths (these ones are in the west end) 🌀🌳…” – Toronto City of Labyrinths

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Friday October 11, 2019

View this post on Instagram 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 spiraling into Self, it’s a ritual we use in Qoya to help us remember that […]

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“🐶” – Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Randy Padmore Park – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Sunday October 6, 2019

This is the 15 Lane quintile ( five section ) Labyrinth I painted in the wading pool in Randy Padmore Park in Downtown Toronto. I re-imagined the entire process of how I make my Labyrinths, thus allowing me to create 15 Lanes in a space where previously I might only make an 11 Lane design. […]

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“UNDER CONSTRUCTION 🚧” – Heart Labyrinth – Baldwin and Augusta Intersection – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Wednesday October 2, 2019

View this post on Instagram UNDER CONSTRUCTION 🚧 #kensingtonmarket #augustaandbaldwin #toronto #construction A post shared by Kensington Market Toronto M5T (@augustaandbaldwin) on Oct 2, 2019 at 6:44pm PDT

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“Street Art Welcoming Pedestrians to Kensington Market in Toronto” – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Tuesday October 1, 2019

Squint closely and you might spot me sporting my blue Labyrinth shirt while painting the farthest most Labyrinth in this image . . . View this post on Instagram Street Art Welcoming Pedestrians to Kensington Market in Toronto; #streetart #streetphotography #streetphoto #streetstyle #streetcolor #streetartist #streetcolorphotography #kensingtonmarkettoronto #pedestriansundays #kensingtonmarket #pedestrianzone #kensingtonstreetart #kensingtonartfair A post shared by […]

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“Street Love | Unconventional Urban Beauty” – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Tuesday October 1, 2019

View this post on Instagram Street Love | Unconventional Urban Beauty | Alley Roots | °°°°°°°°° Tag #alleyroots to be featured °°°°°°°°°° #kensingtonmarket #kensingtonmarkettoronto #spadina #torontograffiti #toronto_insta #love #loveme #loveislove #graffitiart #graffiti_art #toronto #streetsoftoronto #streetstyle #urbanphotography #torontolove A post shared by Alley Roots (@alleyroots) on Oct 1, 2019 at 6:06am PDT

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    Ancestral: recognizes land that is handed down from generation to generation.

    Unceded: refers to land that was not turned over to the Crown (government) by a treaty or other agreement.

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    Labyrinths are made on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples –

    Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish),

    Stó:lō and

    Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)

    and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.

    Labyrinths are made in traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of

    the Kwantlen,

    the Katzie,

    the Semiahmoo

    and Tsawwassen First Nations.