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I don't find the practicality in spending +$200 for a ring light/flash.
So in my quest for great catchlight, I went to the discount store and picked up a circline lighting unit ($5) like this one. I then picked up a lightbulb adaptor ($3) to screw onto the circline. I padded two of the brackets with white gaffers tape and found a heavy duty extension cord. All I had to do was remove the lens hood and shoot through one of the three gaps. Voila - new ring light.
And all it took was about nine bucks & some ingenuity.
While my husband was perusing the online Campmor catalog, he came across these Hot Deals! in eyewear. He said, "They're just $2.97 from $45. Why don't you order a whole bunch of pairs?"
And I said, "Who are you, and what did you do with my tightwad husband?!" And then I ordered six pairs.* You can, too.
(For 365 Days. This is Day 106.)
*I'm only wearing five.
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Weston: Then and Now Mural
1901 Weston Road
"Weston: Then and Now" is a three-wall mural series. The mural was designed by artists Jim Bravo, Niel Yee, Rowena Kizito and Bryan Bermudez.
The murals depict the same intersection on Weston Road on each wall at different periods of time. The first wall depicts school children in the 1920’s, the second focusing on depiction of older children in the mid-20th century and the last wall in the series showing young adults of the present day.
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November’s Pyramid by Bernard Schottlander, High Park: As you approach this sculpture, seeing its shape emerge from the bushes, it appears like a stepped pyramid rising from an ancient landscape. Indeed its placement here, a little back from the path, amongst the shrubs, reinforces the impression that this is an artifact from another time or place, from a lost civilization, its purpose unknown until it sits alone in the forest. But on closer inspection it’s crisp corners and narrow base contrast with its ancient shape. Today, like large steel Jenga blocks, it is sometimes a climbable structure for adventurous children. It is a solid, robust, almost muscular form but rests on a support so slender it seems it might topple if pushed. Perhaps the clue lies in the title of the piece, November’s Pyramid, the year's work which might collapse before year end.
This is not the only pyramid by Bernard Schottlander – another Pyramid at Tübingen, Germany, was completed in 1976. Schottlander was fresh from his second successful solo exhibition when he was invited to the 1967 Symposium here. Born in Mainz, Germany into a Jewish family of art enthusiasts, he fled Nazi Germany in 1939, arriving at Leeds where he worked in a factory as a welder while attending evening classes in sculpture at the Leeds College of Art. He studied sculpture at the Anglo-French Centre in St John's Wood, London, and Industrial Design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. In 1951 he began his own industrial design workshop, notably creating the ‘Mantis’ series of lamps.
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Home (Bell Box)
Royal York Rd., north of Hornell St. (west side)
The mural in front of you is a large box painted with fields of green grass and blue skies with passing clouds. There is a pink fence and a small white house with smoke coming out of its chimney, 3 pink ponies running in the fields, a white dog with black spots, and ducks swimming in the pond.
Natalie Very B., the artist behind this piece, is a Polish-Canadian illustrator, muralist, educator, and art therapist in training. Natalie used to only exclusively depict strong, feminist women in her murals. However this opportunity to collaborate with Neighbourhood Love allowed her to think as well as paint, literally, “outside the box”. With this piece she learned how to expand her colour palette and work with natural, yet still whimsical, landscapes. She truly hopes that this artwork brings a bit of sunshine to the Etobicoke area and all of its residents.
This piece promotes love for the neighbourhood and celebrates all communities living together in peace. She hopes that it brightens the days of those who pass by and make them feel at home. During the process, Natalie really appreciated all the people who took the time to stop by and cheer her on. They said that it meant so much to them to have such joyful artwork in their neighbourhood. Many expressed gratitude for this piece that helps to spread good vibes and love through colour and positivity.
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Something Happens Here
Dufferin Station
There are thirty-one large pixelated images integrated into the architecture of Dufferin Station; you'll find several on each of the Eastbound and Westbound platforms and many more upstairs in the concourse. The large coloured images, composed of 24,000 tiles, have been created from photographs of the area, and so highly pixelated as to be virtually unrecognizable. Each image tells a story of something that happened here, or nearby. Clues to these stories are embedded within the pixelated images in the form of over one hundred metal tiles that the artists refer to as “Memorial Pixels”. These memorial pixels display text or images of events and places in and around the station – a spilled coffee cup, a biplane, a reference to a furniture store, a broken comb, a story about Mogadishu. The texts are derived from poems, interviews and other writings about the experiences of local community members. There are enough of these little clues that even someone who passes through this station on their daily commute has the opportunity to keep discovering new aspects of this work.
The artists, Karen Shanski and Eduardo Aquino of design firm spmb, describe the project as “a collection of images of the human experiences, environments, and urbanscapes from the neighbourhood, bringing a sense of place to the interior of the station and creating a distinctive experience for TTC customers”. The whole is a kind of interior landscape which celebrates the community life of Bloordale Village above ground.
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From Here to Now
Bayview Station
Throughout Bayview station you’ll find twenty-four pieces. Start exploring and look for black swirls on the floors and walls. At first you might not recognize what they are, but keep moving, when you view these works from the right perspective you’ll have that A-Ha moment! You’ll often see a block of colour near the black illustration, shift your perspective until it starts to look like a square to view the piece from the right angle. Keep your eye out for a needle and spool, a tea cup, a cut apple, slices of lemon, a salt shaker. There are more treasures in store up the stairs.
The visual distortion, known as anamorphosis, shifts with the viewer’s position. The image seems distorted when seen from a frontal position but when viewed from one side or from an angle it resumes normal proportions. For a real treat view the images through the lens of your smartphone: they’ll appear as if in augmented reality – a ladder leaning against the wall, a stepladder, a pocket watch floating in the air, a dog waiting at the top of the stairs for its owner to come home.
The work heightens our awareness about movement and travel through these pedestrian spaces and infuses our experience with a sense of play. The pieces are made from waterjet-cut glazed ceramic tiles laid in the walls and floors, and based on free-hand black line drawings. The artist, Panya Clark Espinal, is a Toronto-based multi-media installation artist who has produced many public art commissions. Her pixelated interpretation of the famous Jack Pine painting by Tom Thomson is installed at Barberry Place, just a block from this station.
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A Happy Place (Bell Box)
Moynes and The Queensway
This colourful mural was painted on a square Bell Box with mostly teal for the background. On the left, there is a pink girl sitting outside in her neighbourhood, admiring the natural environment through the window. You can also see a few houses and green trees, and a big pink dove-like bird flying overhead.
Yasaman Mehrsa is a Toronto based studio and street artist. Her art is inspired by the connection between humans and nature, storytelling, symbols, and fantasy. She hopes to spread love and peace with the language of art. Yasaman wanted to communicate that Neighbourhood Love means to love yourself, your family, your home, your neighbours, and your neighbourhood.
When designing this piece, she thought about the beauty and peace that one can find in their surroundings. She imagined herself sitting in an outdoor space, admiring nature. She hopes the viewers can imagine themselves being the figure in her painting and feel peace, love and happiness from within. Her goal is to inspire those who see her work to look more carefully at the world around them and discover beauty in everything. As a person as well as artist, she truly loves colours and being colourful. She believes that art is one of the purest forms of communication and that it can connect people on different levels and in diverse ways.
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Butterfly’s Paradise (Garage Door)
97 Wesley St.
This vibrant mural was painted on the single door garage of a townhouse. This whimsical scene depicts a black swallowtail butterfly in a garden of wildflowers. A cool coloured background can be seen with a tie-dye feel painted with greens, turquoises and blues that blend into each other softly and smoothly. Several stems, leaves, and white flowers of the Queen Anne’s Lace plant are layered on top of each other to create depth. In the foreground, a large 3 foot squared butterfly is planting itself on a budding flower. Highlights of green and blue make the butterfly stand out and compliment the background.
Julia Prajza is a Muralist, Lettering Artist & Designer in Toronto. With her multidisciplinary practice, she creates big and bold statement pieces with ornate details, vibrant colours, and a whimsical feel. Emerging into the public and community-engaged art world, Julia wants to bring more joy and positivity into our everyday lives. She is grateful to have co-founded the Neighbourhood Love Collective in order to explore the power of art and its ability to cultivate human connection and improve our mental health.
Fun fact: Black swallowtail butterflies can be found throughout Ontario and southern Canada all the way to northern Mexico. These elegant winged creatures and their caterpillar selves are big fans of plants in the carrot family, which include dill, fennel, parsley, carrots, celery, and Queen Anne's Lace. These butterflies are also swift flyers with short life cycles that total an average of 41-72 days.
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By the water’s edge (Garage Door)
136 Milton St.
Here you see a single car garage door transformed into a shimmering lake surrounded by rocky shores and tall pine trees. The sky above is pale blue with billowing white clouds. In the distance, the land rises up covered in evergreens and you can see it reflected in the ripples of the water. In the foreground you can see the rocky shore as if you could step onto it, right where the pink and green moss is growing on the rock face. You can almost feel a soft breeze while looking out across the water.
This mural was inspired by the family who lives in the house, their love for the outdoors and their frequent trips to the lake, and Julii McMillan’s personal connection to water. Water has a calming effect. It is nourishing. We all share a need for it. Water is life. Julii wanted to create a mural that felt like a window into nature, to inspire the family and their neighbours to take a deep breath upon seeing it. When we come close to a body of water our breath often changes, it grows slow and long and deep. Julii hopes to evoke this feeling in the viewer while opening up space to just be.
Describing her experience, Julii reflected that, “Working on this project, as an artist and as a facilitator was deeply enriching. Being witness to a neighbourhood taking a stand, seeing art as a tool for demonstration, seeing my fellow artists volunteering their time and skills for a good cause, and feeling the support that came from all around was invaluable. Action is powerful and inspiring. Seeing adults setting this example for their children, for each other, still brings a smile to my face. This event changed us all and showed us what is possible when we come together. This experience brings to mind one of my favorite quotes by Anais Nin, ‘A friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born’’. This project gave birth to a new part of myself and I hope in experiencing the murals first hand you too have been changed for the better, to be the change you want to see in the world.”
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Lesya Urainka Monument by Mykailo Chereshniovsky, High Park: This statue at the east of Colborne Lodge Drive honours celebrated Ukrainian poet and playwright, Lesya Ukrainka. It was erected in the fall of 1975, the International Year of the Woman.
Lesya Ukrainka was born in Ukraine in 1871 at a time when Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire. She began to write poetry in her native language at an early age. Publishing in Ukrainian was prohibited so the young Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka adopted the pseudonym of Lesya Ukrainka. Her work is often focused on the demand for human rights and national freedom, which made the use of a pseudonym doubly important to protect her safety. She died of tuberculosis at the age of 42.
She is portrayed holding flowers, her clothes draped in a classical style. Engraved on the plinth is the quote "Whoever liberates themselves shall be free. Whoever is liberated by others captive shall remain". The sculptor, Mykailo Chereshniovsky, was born in Ukraine and emigrated to New York after the Second World War. He began as a wood carver before working in bronze and completed several busts and monuments for the Ukrainian community across North America.
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Places in a Book - Sussex
Spadina Ave and Sussex Ave
Look for a rooster and a dog atop two tall poles near the streetcar stops in the centre of Spadina. Let’s hear from artist Stephen Cruise about how he imagined people might experience these works as part of their daily commute. We’ll also hear a story about how this piece affected one neighbourhood woman in a particularly emotional way. The clip you’re about to hear is a part of the Artbuzz project produced by David Tarnow.
My name is Stephen Cruise and I was fortunate enough to get the commission to do these works that are entitled "Places in a Book - Six Chapters", consists of six bronze elements at 3 crossroads along Spadina: one at Sussex, another at Harbord and the last at Wilcox.
The 2 bronzes you're looking at now consist of, on the west side a rooster and on the east side a dog. This is the first stop out of Bloor going south on the streetcar line. And I came across the fact that there was such a thing as a Sussex Rooster. And overlapping that with the fact that this was the first stop, the rise of the day, I then felt that the two had sort of come together and decided on this depiction of a Sussex Rooster. The rooster is facing the rise of the morning sun, which is generally speaking in the east for us.
Directly opposite the rooster you find the dog. Now, what was of interest here was that these two poles would be opposite each other, one on the west side of Spadina southbound, the other would be on the northbound on the east side. So this set up a particular dynamic for me as far as picking the Sussex Rooster to represent the begin of your journey. On the wayward home trip you have the dog waiting for you. This would be the last stop before you enter the subway at Bloor. And what's atop this pole you find a dog. It's a particular dog, it's a Sussex Spaniel.
Probably the most interesting story that happened about this Sussex Spaniel was on opening day. I can remember they had an opening ceremony right at this end of the line, again at the beginning of the line. And I was there present, sort of in the back seat watching the various politicians give the speeches about this new, improved and bringing back the streetcar to Spadina. And at some point in time a woman realized that I was the person who was responsible for these works. And she immediately told me of an experience that she had. She lived in the house directly opposite the dog on the 3rd floor and what had happened to her was that her dog had died and she went through this painful experience of loss of this dog. And somewhere right in the middle of that we had installed these works. And one day, probably the day after we had installed - they hadn't been there before - and she went to the window and she opened the curtain and there was this dog and she just broke down crying. And it was almost as though her dog had been memorialized before her very eyes. And I thought, "Something's working correctly when you have things happen like that." Yeah, true story.
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aughan Metropolitan Centre Station
If you’re standing in the centre of this station you’re in the right place to view this work. Look up at the ceiling, and you might start to feel like you are inside a fly's eye, or as artist and architect Paul Raff describes it “an inside-out mirror ball”. This collaboration between Paul Raff Studio and the station's architects, Grimshaw Architects, is designed to allow sunlight to enter the station during all daylight hours.
The reflective dome is punctured at intervals to allow light into the open space, while the mirrored ceiling maximizes the opportunities for this light to be shared around the interior space. At the same time, the convex mirrors offer a delightful diversion if we look up to see ourselves and others reflected in the ceiling. As Raff says, “Architecture is what separates us from the natural world. Due to the oblong shape of the building (it’s actually shaped like a contact lens) we had a chance to develop an articulation and extension of the natural world.”
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Weston: Home of the Bicycle Mural
Lawrence Ave and S Station St
This mural is located next to the mural series “Weston: Then and Now” on the same building at The York West Active Living Centre and may appear to be a continuation of the series.
The mural is titled: "Weston: Home of the Bicycle" and celebrates Weston’s history as “the home of the bicycle” due to its connection to the Canadian Cycle and Motor Co. Ltd. The cycle giant’s 232,000-square-foot head office and factory were once located in Weston from 1917 to 1983.
The image shows cyclists on the recreational trail along the Humber River with the 150-year-old Weston CNR Bridge in the background. The mural looks like a typical day on the trail, with the use of brush and paint mimicking a stencil style coming together to form detailed imagery of the foliage surrounding most of the trail as well as its typical occupants.
Entrance to Dover Castle's main area as you come in from the car park.
According to the Kent council website, this was built somewhere in the 1200s.
Unfortunately I couldn't find out who the 'Colton' was named after (or if it was named after someone).
heritage.kent.gov.uk/Monument/MKE111529
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The Pollinators
1148 Weston Rd.
This mural, which wraps the three outside walls of this building and one wall of the neighbouring building to the West, was designed and painted by me, in 2017 with funding from the Mount Dennis BIA. If you are on the corner you should be in front of the entrance to the café Supercoffee. In the top left corner of the mural are some coffee blossoms and leaves and along the whole top of the building is a city skyline at sunset, with the actual windows of the building appearing as the windows of the buildings in the painting. Along the bottom you will see a grassy garden environment with a background in warm colours featuring various native flowers. Each flower, starting with lavender, raspberry and squash at the front, was chosen because it is a plant that we use for food or medicine, and one that we would have a much harder time getting without the help of pollinators.
Pollinators, if you don’t know, are any animals that spread pollen from one flower to another, thus helping that plant reproduce more widely. Pollination by this method is responsible for most of the reproduction of flowering plants, and while lots of animals pollinate, by far the most efficient are bees.
As you walk around to the long wall, the info panel between the windows can tell you which plant and bee species are featured on the wall. On the outside facing Eglinton you can easily see the honey bee on a coffee blossom next to a carpenter bee on a purple stalk of sage. Since I painted this, what was once the back parking lot has become an enclosed patio so to see that half of the mural, travel through Supercoffee to their outside seating area or peek in from outside. Up above the patio on the wall facing west you’ll see more coffee blossoms and the mason bee in flight, while down below you’ll find the bumblebee on some echinacea. On the patio wall facing north you’ll see a green sweat bee in flight and in the foreground a leafcutter bee on some flowering alfalfa.
Toronto is home to an astonishing diversity of bees, with over 360 species of bees in 6 different families - and there are only 7 families of bees on Earth! I wanted this mural to pay respect to the human diversity of the Mount Dennis community through the metaphor of the city’s diverse bee population, while also hopefully drawing a connection between things we love like coffee, berries, and herbs and the pollinators who make those parts of our daily life possible.
Tempting though it was, I didn't buy this. I already have more swimsuits than I can use and there's no more space in my wardrobe!
A swimsuit like this will look great with a loose white skirt and sandals for the walk down to the beach. Spread out a towel, slip off the skirt and get to work on the tan. Actually that's the only reason I don't do this! I tan too quickly and too obviously.
You can find this item in Debenhams, or on line at www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10...
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Ossington Particles
Ossington Station
Beneath the ground near Ossington Station lies the vestiges of Garrison Creek which drained the watershed north of St. Clair Avenue into Lake Ontario at Toronto Harbour. Like its neighbour Taddle Creek, it is now buried, and lost to time and urban development. Although these buried creeks still have ways to make themselves known through wet basements, tilting buildings and city signage.
The “particles” on the station walls trace the outline of the creek as they guide us toward the platform exits, now guiding the flow of people, not water.
Approximately 800 acrylic tiles in the black and red colours of Ossington Station mark the lines of the watershed and tell the story of the natural and human history of this site. But the story is uncertain, traced in dotted lines, like fragments of a puzzle, an outline of what once was. Between benches and on staircase landings rise vertical segments like trees or prehistoric plants. At the Westbound Platform exit what looks like a red pinecone is outlined on the wall, and a small forest occupies the Eastbound Platform exit. These particles pay tribute to the site's history, and the natural layers that have been displaced by the city through which we now travel.
Organic forms are important to artist Scott Eunson, and a recurring theme in his work. He is one of the creators of the plant-shaped bike posts you may have seen around Toronto. Scott is a designer, architect and artist working in Toronto.
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We are All Animals, 130 Bloor Street West: We arrive at the forecourt of this condominium to find a family of coyotes waiting outside the entrance. A pup, huddled under its mother, looks toward the street and the park beyond. The other coyotes face away from the park, and toward the building’s entrance: do they want to come in?
But these coyotes are not entirely natural. Their triangulated forms bridge the natural and digital worlds. Do you see the large LED screen near the entrance to the building? This part of the work also focuses on the relationship between the natural and the digital. Powered by gaming software, the digital landscape changes subtly with the seasons. This digital representation of the natural environment sits in conversation with the environment of High Park just steps away across the street. Take a seat on the brass bench, maybe pause to consider the co-existence of ecology, environmentalism and the technology we have created. This bench is inscribed with the name of this work “we are all animals”.
The creators, Public Studio, is the collective art practice of filmmaker Elle Flanders and architect Tamira Sawatzky. The artists are concerned with the personal, social, and political implications of landscape. Public Studio’s multidisciplinary practice often engages themes of political dissent, war and militarization, and ecology and urbanization, through the activation of site. Watch the video in the gallery to hear the artists describe the work.
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Lawrence Underpass Mural
Lawrence Ave underpass (at Weston GO/UP Express Station)
Underneath the railway is a colourful mural on both sides that incorporates flora, fauna and a modern touch with the use of graffiti font.
Artists Alex Bacon (Alexander Lazich) and Que Rockford (Quentin Rockford) have incorporated local flowers and wildlife against an abstract background. The artists use spray paint to give the animals and flowers a soft feel which contrasts with the hard lines and sharp edges of the graffiti-style writing.
Quentin is Anishinaabe and Odawa: the artist’s indigenous background influences his style of painting and ultimately the mural itself. Quentin fashions the images of animals in the style of native art.
The artists have incorporated natural features of the Humber River and Weston, such as great blue herons, saw-whet owl, blue jays, salmon and local flora such as the red trillium.
The mural is a celebration of Rockford’s family and heritage. If you look closely you will see an image of the artist’s great-great grandmother incorporated into the mural’s vibrancy.
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From Here to Now
Bayview Station
Throughout Bayview station you’ll find twenty-four pieces. Start exploring and look for black swirls on the floors and walls. At first you might not recognize what they are, but keep moving, when you view these works from the right perspective you’ll have that A-Ha moment! You’ll often see a block of colour near the black illustration, shift your perspective until it starts to look like a square to view the piece from the right angle. Keep your eye out for a needle and spool, a tea cup, a cut apple, slices of lemon, a salt shaker. There are more treasures in store up the stairs.
The visual distortion, known as anamorphosis, shifts with the viewer’s position. The image seems distorted when seen from a frontal position but when viewed from one side or from an angle it resumes normal proportions. For a real treat view the images through the lens of your smartphone: they’ll appear as if in augmented reality – a ladder leaning against the wall, a stepladder, a pocket watch floating in the air, a dog waiting at the top of the stairs for its owner to come home.
The work heightens our awareness about movement and travel through these pedestrian spaces and infuses our experience with a sense of play. The pieces are made from waterjet-cut glazed ceramic tiles laid in the walls and floors, and based on free-hand black line drawings. The artist, Panya Clark Espinal, is a Toronto-based multi-media installation artist who has produced many public art commissions. Her pixelated interpretation of the famous Jack Pine painting by Tom Thomson is installed at Barberry Place, just a block from this station.
Raddampfer Motor von einem dampfbetriebenen Kursschiff in Zuerich, Baujahr 1909, immer noch in Betrieb
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadt_Z%C3%BCrich_(Schiff,_1909)
In Betrieb / in operation: www.tiktok.com/@stefan_rohner/video/7108414759556451589?i...
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Lawrence Underpass Mural
Lawrence Ave underpass (at Weston GO/UP Express Station)
Underneath the railway is a colourful mural on both sides that incorporates flora, fauna and a modern touch with the use of graffiti font.
Artists Alex Bacon (Alexander Lazich) and Que Rockford (Quentin Rockford) have incorporated local flowers and wildlife against an abstract background. The artists use spray paint to give the animals and flowers a soft feel which contrasts with the hard lines and sharp edges of the graffiti-style writing.
Quentin is Anishinaabe and Odawa: the artist’s indigenous background influences his style of painting and ultimately the mural itself. Quentin fashions the images of animals in the style of native art.
The artists have incorporated natural features of the Humber River and Weston, such as great blue herons, saw-whet owl, blue jays, salmon and local flora such as the red trillium.
The mural is a celebration of Rockford’s family and heritage. If you look closely you will see an image of the artist’s great-great grandmother incorporated into the mural’s vibrancy.
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From Here to Now
Bayview Station
Throughout Bayview station you’ll find twenty-four pieces. Start exploring and look for black swirls on the floors and walls. At first you might not recognize what they are, but keep moving, when you view these works from the right perspective you’ll have that A-Ha moment! You’ll often see a block of colour near the black illustration, shift your perspective until it starts to look like a square to view the piece from the right angle. Keep your eye out for a needle and spool, a tea cup, a cut apple, slices of lemon, a salt shaker. There are more treasures in store up the stairs.
The visual distortion, known as anamorphosis, shifts with the viewer’s position. The image seems distorted when seen from a frontal position but when viewed from one side or from an angle it resumes normal proportions. For a real treat view the images through the lens of your smartphone: they’ll appear as if in augmented reality – a ladder leaning against the wall, a stepladder, a pocket watch floating in the air, a dog waiting at the top of the stairs for its owner to come home.
The work heightens our awareness about movement and travel through these pedestrian spaces and infuses our experience with a sense of play. The pieces are made from waterjet-cut glazed ceramic tiles laid in the walls and floors, and based on free-hand black line drawings. The artist, Panya Clark Espinal, is a Toronto-based multi-media installation artist who has produced many public art commissions. Her pixelated interpretation of the famous Jack Pine painting by Tom Thomson is installed at Barberry Place, just a block from this station.
Finding wall storage for a 25 inch length of wall was a challenge. Most kitchen shelf/hook combinations are 30 to 36 inches. Also, I wanted to avoid wire. I don't like the look of it, and I find that too many small things poke through or fall through. And I knew I wanted solid shelves to hold little things that needed a flat surface to perch on. I looked at a bunch of different storage systems and none of them did quite what I needed, so I put pieces together fron a few places.
The one thing I knew I wanted for sure was a way to store utensils - spatulas, spoons and kitchen scissors - right there for me to grab. The world is completely lacking in this ability. I didn't want to hang them from hooks suspended from bars, the fiddliness of this combined with the imagined sound of the S-hook always falling to the floor had me frustrated already. Besides, I would have needed more than 20 hooks. I considered using the Grundtal cutlery caddies from Ikea for this, but they are just too shallow to hold long-handled utensils, they would have just tipped and fallen out.
I decided I could attached a utensil canister to one of the Ikea Gruntal bars. At first I figured that a canister with holes in it - like this one - would be easy enough to attach using some flexible wire. But first I couldn't find the canister, and then I decided I really didn't love the way it looked. And then I found solid stainless canisters at Storables and declared that I would find a way to attach them. The lip at the top keeps them above the bar, I just needed a way to keep them snug to the bar and I'd be set.
I spent an embarrassing amount of time in the hardware store peering at the various plastic bits with holes and bolts. Finally I wandered into the aisle with chain and discovered thin wire cable and ferrules (little bits of metal that you thread the wire through, then clamp down to create a permanent hold). Please see the next picture to read how I attached the canisters.
The bars are Ikea Grundtal as are the two cutlery caddies, one of which holds napkins. The utensil canisters are from Storables, the small shelf is the stainless steel gallery ledge from Pottery Barn. I use it to hold kosher salt, sea salt, a pepper grinder and the kitchen timer.
I was hoping to find a little stainless steel shelf, but if I was unable to find one I was willing to go with a white picture ledge. You can find these everywhere and I think they would work really well for spices. I wonder if they are sturdy enough allow you to screw those little mug hooks into the bottom?
One note - I spent an obsessive amount of time comparing products from The Container Store, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Storables. I consistently found the products at Storables to be the most pleasing and didn't end up buying from the other places. Unfortunately Storables doesn't sell online and they only have a few stores in the PNW.
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Tallawah by Kareen Weir: In response to the Women Paint’s theme “Naturally Resilient,” I reflected on how surviving the Covid-19 pandemic has been a sign of our resilience. The world changed overnight, and here we are over a year later grappling with the shift as a global society. I have found in times like these that we need comforting reminders that though challenging and trying times may come, we will get through.
My mural's message reads: “TALLAWAH.” Tallawah is a Jamaican Patwah word that means to be strong, fearless, strong-willed, and not to be underestimated. Jamaicans often use the phrase “We likkle but, we tallawah,” which means that we may be small but we are strong and can do or achieve anything.
The rendering is a cross section beneath the surface of the earth to show the intricate intertwining of roots that form the letters of this Patwah adjective. The variance in the size of the roots in contrast to the tiny sprouts of renewed life emphasize all that is possible for us; to both stand strong and start anew. I drew my inspiration from my history. The mural utilizes Patwah language (Creole) spoken on the street amongst the Jamaican Diaspora as context for the artwork. The language reflects my birthplace’s past struggles with slavery and its ancestry from the mother continent Africa, as well as the European colonization. It has come to represent our people and culture. Its survival means that the spirits of those who spoke it must've been just as resilient. It serves as a message to the diaspora, the GTA and beyond that we are still here.
It is a proud moment to see Patwah represented, to show that there is a strong Afro-Caribbean presence in our arts community. It's another step in: increasing the language's visibility in these spaces, as well as educating, raising awareness on and preserving what's been inherited and left by our ancestors. I wanted to pass on this positive reminder to the public as it has been passed onto me, and to use a language born out of resilience to be a sign and expression of hope. Keep moving forward. Continue to root for yourself. Pat yourself on the back for how far you've come. Be grateful that we’re still present and push forward in graceful strength to the future.
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Flight of the Passenger Pigeon
Hello I am Susan Blight. Let us start with Omiimii. Mimico takes its name from the Anishinaabe word for “place of abundant pigeons'' as at one time, omiimii was the most abundant bird on the planet and the mouth of Mimico Creek was a migratory stopover. The passenger pigeon flew in huge flocks that could be several miles wide and could reach a length of forty miles; estimates say omiimiiwag were flying past Etobicoke at a rate of 300 million per hour and there are reports of a single flock taking three days to pass over. Imagine that.
Omiimii provided food and were an important part of the ecosystem of the land now known as Etobicoke, Wadobekong, “where the Alders grow”. The green alder also called mountain alder and the speckled alder are Indigenous to Ontario. Alders produce nitrogen bacterium, the symbiotic relationship the Alder has to nitrogen fixing bacteria releases one of the most important nutrients for plant life, for human life. Alders improve the soil as they grow, and they flourish in new forests after a forest fire and have an influence on everything around them. Imagine that.
Omiimii was also a social bird and delicate in that they only lay one egg at a time. The passenger pigeon suffered terribly under colonization; not just hunted for food but as live targets and treated horribly like having their eyelids sewn shut to be used as live decoys to hunt other pigeons. The railroads facilitated this treatment of the passenger pigeon as they were shipped by the millions on trains bound for cities along the Atlantic coast. Omiimii is now extinct.
The last known passenger pigeon died in 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Writing in 1837, Anna Brownell Jameson described the landscape of the Etobicoke and Mimico Creek watersheds as mysterious spaces “where foot of man hath never penetrated”. We know that she was wrong as Indigenous presence on these lands and waters has an imprint and continues to imprint upon the land in abundant and generative ways. Our long-standing relations to omiimii, to wadoop, to our non-human relatives continue and is a commitment to the beauty of this world even in the face of ongoing destruction and devastation.
well well ... I know I'm very late with this, though still finished before the deadline *phew*
this is Cecilia's teenmode round3 entry, she got blonde hair as a make-over and I love it :DD she looks sooo gah I can't describe it, just love it :3
btw this is my very first runway shot oO
I used this lovely dress from topshop link, some fringe boots and the rest is drawn :3
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The Love Locks
7 Tank House Lane
The 9-metre long installation spells out the word “love” before a red brick backdrop, inviting visitors to latch on a token of their emotions. The installation is made of steel and local reclaimed lumber, which keeps in line with the Distillery’s industrial-chic vibe. Hundreds of locks already hang from metal mesh inside the bold capital letters and an adjacent heart.
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Spring
Further down south, spring has arrived and a brown bear comes out of hibernation, searching for food and water. Ecosystems abound, and as the bear paws around, she is surrounded by networks of underground mycorrhizae, who live in symbiosis with plants, insects, and bacteria. These under-soil mycorrhizae help to provide phosphorus and nitrogen to their soil-plant friends. And every once in a while, these mycorrhizae reproduce and send up fruiting bodies that produce spores, or as we know them, mushrooms, truffles and chanterelles.
Fresh water gives life to surrounding fauna, and with help from the sun, growth is restored. These ecosystems are a source of energy, a glowing nucleus pulsating life into centuries old forests. In these woodlands, a magical owl watches over the cycles of life that have sustained themselves since before humans arrived. Forests that thrived, where once prehistoric animals roamed, and where hybrid dinosaur creatures capture our imaginations. They come to remind us that the fossil fuels we excavate today - oil, gas and coal, come from these ancient forests, plants, algae and plankton. As we consume these decaying organic remains that are over millions of years old, we release carbon dioxide into our airs and consequently cause man made exponential global warming.
As spirits of these ancient plants are released into the skies, they take the form of carbon dioxide and populate the air like vagabonds far from their underground home. Upon their journey drifting through northern skies, they too are witness to the surreal beauty of Aurora Borealis. Northern lights - a sign that solar winds have paid us a visit and altered electrons and protons in Mother Earth’s atmosphere. A reminder that our tiny earthly ecosystems are interconnected with far away giant stars and energies.
Down below, an elder shares the ways of times past when humans lived in harmony with nature, when we lived from earth, with earth, and we would make sure to replenish and respect all living beings. We treated Mother Nature for the grand spirit that she is, abundant, inspiring, magical, and strong. Humans were not above nature but part of her great and wise ecosystems.
The big blue moon overhears these tales and whispers her song down to the waters, making the tides dance to her melody, as the fisherman paddles through the currents and is guided by her nightly sky map. She sings to the fox and the farmer, and all of the villagers below, telling them when to plant their crops in harmony with her lunar cycles, reminding them to cultivate sustainable lands and to respect the wisdom of ancient seeds. The farmer listens intently, casting her eyes up thanking the moon for its song, and grateful for her crop. The farmer’s friend, a Praying Mantis, known as a master predator of arthropods, sits guarding her crop of corn. Corn is a staple food and cultural symbol of Indigenous Peoples across the Americas for over 10,000 years. After Indigenous peoples taught European settlers to grow the indigenous grain, it was introduced around the world. Considered a sacred plant, Maize shapes daily meals, and influences spiritual, physical and economic systems.
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Ossington Particles
Ossington Station
Beneath the ground near Ossington Station lies the vestiges of Garrison Creek which drained the watershed north of St. Clair Avenue into Lake Ontario at Toronto Harbour. Like its neighbour Taddle Creek, it is now buried, and lost to time and urban development. Although these buried creeks still have ways to make themselves known through wet basements, tilting buildings and city signage.
The “particles” on the station walls trace the outline of the creek as they guide us toward the platform exits, now guiding the flow of people, not water.
Approximately 800 acrylic tiles in the black and red colours of Ossington Station mark the lines of the watershed and tell the story of the natural and human history of this site. But the story is uncertain, traced in dotted lines, like fragments of a puzzle, an outline of what once was. Between benches and on staircase landings rise vertical segments like trees or prehistoric plants. At the Westbound Platform exit what looks like a red pinecone is outlined on the wall, and a small forest occupies the Eastbound Platform exit. These particles pay tribute to the site's history, and the natural layers that have been displaced by the city through which we now travel.
Organic forms are important to artist Scott Eunson, and a recurring theme in his work. He is one of the creators of the plant-shaped bike posts you may have seen around Toronto. Scott is a designer, architect and artist working in Toronto.
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Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Ikeda Tower and Garden
6 Garamond Court
Look up! The Sid and Marie Ikeda Tower was erected in 1998 when the JCCC moved to its current location at 6 Garamond Court. It acts as a welcoming beacon to the community and has become one of the JCCC’s signature architectural features. It was designed, in the style of a Japanese andon lantern, by Bruce Kuwabara of KPMB Architects.
As you walk under the tower and closer to the JCCC’s main entrance, on either side of the walkway you find the Ijusha Garden, named in honour of the post-war new immigrant community. This traditional Japanese landscape garden was officially opened in June 1999 by Prince and Princess Hitachi-no-Miya of Japan. It was designed by landscape architect Scott Yonezo Fujita, who first trained in Japan and then received his Canadian credentials at the Ryerson Institute of Technology.
Shin-ijusha is the Japanese word for Japanese immigrants who arrived in Canada after WWII. Fujita-san, through his design and building of this garden, sought to bring the established pre-war Japanese Canadians and the Shin-ijusha communities together to celebrate their common heritage. About 70 children from four different Japanese language schools of Ijusha families volunteered to plant boxwoods in the garden.
On both sides of the garden, you will see Japanese flowering cherry trees. Stepping onto the central sidewalk is like strolling through a landscape in Japan. The garden evokes images of the mountains and seas of Japan. Pine trees shaped like bonsai as aged, large rocks, raked gravel and other trees and bushes are strategically placed after much consideration to create that impression. Textures of hard and soft, large trees and small shrubs, subtle colours in varying shades of green, strong lines and shapes contrasting with more diffuse backgrounds– these elements are all carefully chosen and placed to create a natural harmony. Drawing from traditional Japanese garden elements, there are bamboo fences and a large stone lantern. As the garden is a living installation, it is always evolving and requires constant maintenance. Left to nature, the plants would overgrow and lose their form, weeds would take over and the tranquillity, balance and harmony of the garden would be lost. Today, the Toronto Japanese Garden Club and volunteers tend the gardens.
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Home (Bell Box)
Royal York Rd., north of Hornell St. (west side)
The mural in front of you is a large box painted with fields of green grass and blue skies with passing clouds. There is a pink fence and a small white house with smoke coming out of its chimney, 3 pink ponies running in the fields, a white dog with black spots, and ducks swimming in the pond.
Natalie Very B., the artist behind this piece, is a Polish-Canadian illustrator, muralist, educator, and art therapist in training. Natalie used to only exclusively depict strong, feminist women in her murals. However this opportunity to collaborate with Neighbourhood Love allowed her to think as well as paint, literally, “outside the box”. With this piece she learned how to expand her colour palette and work with natural, yet still whimsical, landscapes. She truly hopes that this artwork brings a bit of sunshine to the Etobicoke area and all of its residents.
This piece promotes love for the neighbourhood and celebrates all communities living together in peace. She hopes that it brightens the days of those who pass by and make them feel at home. During the process, Natalie really appreciated all the people who took the time to stop by and cheer her on. They said that it meant so much to them to have such joyful artwork in their neighbourhood. Many expressed gratitude for this piece that helps to spread good vibes and love through colour and positivity.
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Lawrence Underpass Mural
Lawrence Ave underpass (at Weston GO/UP Express Station)
Underneath the railway is a colourful mural on both sides that incorporates flora, fauna and a modern touch with the use of graffiti font.
Artists Alex Bacon (Alexander Lazich) and Que Rockford (Quentin Rockford) have incorporated local flowers and wildlife against an abstract background. The artists use spray paint to give the animals and flowers a soft feel which contrasts with the hard lines and sharp edges of the graffiti-style writing.
Quentin is Anishinaabe and Odawa: the artist’s indigenous background influences his style of painting and ultimately the mural itself. Quentin fashions the images of animals in the style of native art.
The artists have incorporated natural features of the Humber River and Weston, such as great blue herons, saw-whet owl, blue jays, salmon and local flora such as the red trillium.
The mural is a celebration of Rockford’s family and heritage. If you look closely you will see an image of the artist’s great-great grandmother incorporated into the mural’s vibrancy.
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Ice World
The pristine lands of Arctic ice unfold onto a magical landscape. Deep inside of an ice cave, different shades of blue reflect melting walls. A frozen cave that rains northern waters. Warmth has carved out a hollow space, and as we follow this tunnel of frozen rain drops, we reach an opening at the foot of a giant glacier. Light and a vast snow-covered land opens before us.
Whispers of Nature's ancestors living in symbiosis with ancient ecosystems. The Inuit have lived here for millennia, with a deep understanding that humans are an integral part of all living creatures and ecosystems; their survival based upon a profound and intimate relationship held with the environment. Wood, bone, antlers and claws used as hooks to catch Arctic Char; hunting for fish has always been an important source of food.
Other creatures also inhabit these lands of ice and snow. The arctic is home to the largest bears in the world, polar bears, the arctic’s top predators. And in these harsh cold lands, a polar bear cub has two and a half years to learn from its mother how to survive. As our planet warms and ice caps melt, polar bear populations are increasingly at risk and are directly impacted by climate change. They now face a challenging road ahead of them to secure their survival.
Melting ice caps are not only affecting the survival of those above land, they are also causing major challenges to sea creatures underwater, such as the Narwhal, a unique tusked whale whose survival is endangered. For thousands of years, these creatures have been a staple of the Inuit community and have played a crucial role in aquatic ecosystems. Arctic oil and gas exploration is increasing as ice caps melt, and as oil and gas industries lobby for continued and increased exploration, and as humans continue to consume more oil and gas, offshore arctic drilling will increasingly disrupt this pristine land. Seismic testing and underwater explosions are known to disrupt communication and orientation for those undersea. It is our fossil fuel dependency that is changing lives and vast ecosystems in deep blue waters, even when we do not see them.
Up ahead transport ships and trade routes also form part of our modern-day landscape in the Arctic. With warming temperatures and disappearing ice caps, Arctic ship traffic is expected to increase, as industries eye new trade routes. In time, as more ships make their way through the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea route, greenhouse and methane gas emissions will also continue to increase. These once untouched lands are rapidly transforming, but time and hope remain for us to make more sustainable choices.
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Spring
Further down south, spring has arrived and a brown bear comes out of hibernation, searching for food and water. Ecosystems abound, and as the bear paws around, she is surrounded by networks of underground mycorrhizae, who live in symbiosis with plants, insects, and bacteria. These under-soil mycorrhizae help to provide phosphorus and nitrogen to their soil-plant friends. And every once in a while, these mycorrhizae reproduce and send up fruiting bodies that produce spores, or as we know them, mushrooms, truffles and chanterelles.
Fresh water gives life to surrounding fauna, and with help from the sun, growth is restored. These ecosystems are a source of energy, a glowing nucleus pulsating life into centuries old forests. In these woodlands, a magical owl watches over the cycles of life that have sustained themselves since before humans arrived. Forests that thrived, where once prehistoric animals roamed, and where hybrid dinosaur creatures capture our imaginations. They come to remind us that the fossil fuels we excavate today - oil, gas and coal, come from these ancient forests, plants, algae and plankton. As we consume these decaying organic remains that are over millions of years old, we release carbon dioxide into our airs and consequently cause man made exponential global warming.
As spirits of these ancient plants are released into the skies, they take the form of carbon dioxide and populate the air like vagabonds far from their underground home. Upon their journey drifting through northern skies, they too are witness to the surreal beauty of Aurora Borealis. Northern lights - a sign that solar winds have paid us a visit and altered electrons and protons in Mother Earth’s atmosphere. A reminder that our tiny earthly ecosystems are interconnected with far away giant stars and energies.
Down below, an elder shares the ways of times past when humans lived in harmony with nature, when we lived from earth, with earth, and we would make sure to replenish and respect all living beings. We treated Mother Nature for the grand spirit that she is, abundant, inspiring, magical, and strong. Humans were not above nature but part of her great and wise ecosystems.
The big blue moon overhears these tales and whispers her song down to the waters, making the tides dance to her melody, as the fisherman paddles through the currents and is guided by her nightly sky map. She sings to the fox and the farmer, and all of the villagers below, telling them when to plant their crops in harmony with her lunar cycles, reminding them to cultivate sustainable lands and to respect the wisdom of ancient seeds. The farmer listens intently, casting her eyes up thanking the moon for its song, and grateful for her crop. The farmer’s friend, a Praying Mantis, known as a master predator of arthropods, sits guarding her crop of corn. Corn is a staple food and cultural symbol of Indigenous Peoples across the Americas for over 10,000 years. After Indigenous peoples taught European settlers to grow the indigenous grain, it was introduced around the world. Considered a sacred plant, Maize shapes daily meals, and influences spiritual, physical and economic systems.
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On the evening of August 17th, I was headed out the front door to take photos of the moon. To my surprise this sweet little tree frog was clinging to the glass on our storm door! I was able to place it gently in a clear box and create a temporary habitat, so that we could enjoy observing it for a short time and take some photos. I even caught some bugs for it, which it readily ate. The frog is called a Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) and very seldom leaves the trees it lives in, usually only to mate, but this is not their breeding time. I read that they may be attracted to porch lights, where they can easily find insects. It was released with no harm done. (Size of this frog is only 1 5/16th inches long and 3/4 inches wide (measured with legs folded).
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Trillium Park Ravine and Bridge
Standing between two slabs of Canadian Shield, engraved with giant moccasins, feels like standing before a piece of history. The Moccasins carved into the walls of the “ravine” you are standing in are in reference to the Moccasin Identifier Project founded by Carolyn King and spearheaded by the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Across from the main image is a carved exhortation asking us to “walk gently on the land”. The moccasin is the symbol that identifies First Nations and their connection to the land. Each engraving was hand carved by renowned First Nations artist, Philip Cote.
Cote is a Sundancer, Pipe Carrier and Sweat Ceremony leader recognized by Elder Vern Harper and Floyd Looks for Buffalo Hand. Cote explores new ways to imbue sculpture and painting through oral traditions of storytelling and with traditional spiritual perspectives. Cote’s intent is to bring accuracy to the colonial archives through new research via archival and lived cultural practice and deep understanding of cultural symbolism. His great-grandfather is the great- grandson of Tecumseh, and he is engaged in exploring the importance of the Shawnee leaders’ life and spirit. His in-depth studio experience includes drawing, painting, soapstone carving, traditional drum-making, wood burning, multimedia and contemporary art installation. Cote shares his knowledge on the teachings of the Seven Grandfathers, the Medicine Wheel, Pipe, Naming and Sacred Fire Ceremonies, and the History of the Land. As an Indigenous artist, the purpose of Cote’s research is to unearth, and reveal, his cultural experience and knowledge of signs of Indigenous symbols, language and interpretation.
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Tonight I am heading into the Living Room. Keep me company while I decorate!!
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Curtains: {what next} Draped Curtains (SILK)
Sideboard: {what next} Devon Sideboard
Cheeseboard: {wn} Harvest Cheese Board
Tulips: {what next} 'Emma' Tulips Bouquet (red)
Wine: {wn} Wine Caddy
Corner Chair: {what next} Winter Cubby Armchair (red)
Wall Art: {wn} Holiday Wall Gallery (wood frames) w/lights
Floor Plant: {wn} Fiddle Leaf Plant (ceramic) (changed the color of the pot from white to red)
Stockings: {what next} Christmas Stocking - Quilted
Fireplace Wall Art: {what next} Christmas Tree Farm Sign (Twinkly)
Cabinet: {what next} Amelie Armoire (no decor) V.1
Plant in Cabinet: {what next} Pothos Plant (small) (changed the color of the pot from white to red)
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Coffee Table: {what next} Devon Coffee Table
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Welcome to Mount Dennis
1156 Weston Rd.
This mural was painted in 2014 by lead artist Emanuel Ciobanica with the help of four local youth whose names are given under the window to the right side of the mural’s center. It was funded by Street Art Toronto and replaced an older mural that had started to fall apart.
The mural depicts trees in summer surrounded by blossoming flowers in all colours, with water cutting through the middle of the scene. The water was intended to symbolize growth and reference the nearby Humber River. Among the lilypads is a frog if you look closely.
Several children are playing throughout the mural. Two are climbing among the branches of the tree on the far left, while two sit on the bridge over the water in the center of the mural. On the right side of the water there is a girl hanging upside down from a tree and another standing holding a rabbit. These children were intended to represent the diversity of the Weston-Mount Dennis community and also a symbol of its future.
The colourful flowers and deep greens of the foliage keep this corner looking bright even in winter. I really like how the actual trees in front of the mural and the painted trees behind seem to become one scene and because the real tree branches block different parts of the mural, you end up having to step around the trees to see the different parts of the mural and that allows for all these little discoveries of the details that you might not appreciate as much if you took in the whole mural at once.