Art Smash was a celebration of visual art in public spaces in one of Vancouver’s most iconic destinations, Granville Island. Vancouver Mural Festival May 2018 – Nine new murals came to Granville Island. The project was Art Smash, with a vision to celebrate and promote visual art in public spaces. I was there with cameraContinue reading “Art Smash 2018 – A Retrospective”
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Granville Island to Spyglass Place
Home is where our story begins… Travel has many definitions, but for most of us, travel means arriving at a distant location. Over the years, I have discovered that travel begins were we live – home where our story begins. Hidden gems are awaiting to be discovered just around the corner or on the nextContinue reading “Granville Island to Spyglass Place”
Giants by OSGEMEOS
“Every city needs art, and art has to be in the middle of the people.” OSGEMEOS Every year, Ocean Concrete welcomes visitors to an open house, which grants close access to the six towers, each measuring 70 feet tall. The Giants, once drab gray silos, now feature colorful giants painted on them. Three of theContinue reading “Giants by OSGEMEOS”
After the Winter Rain by Ina Coolbrith
After the Winter Rain by Ina Coolbrith After the winter rain, Sing, robin! Sing, swallow! Grasses are in the lane, Buds and flowers will follow. Woods shall ring, blithe and gay, With bird-trill and twitter, Though the skies weep to-day, And the winds are bitter. Though deep call unto deep As calls the thunder, AndContinue reading “After the Winter Rain by Ina Coolbrith”
We Shall Not Cease From Exploration
Throughout the centuries, humanity has traveled the planet in search of new places to explore and live. We have crossed oceans on boats, trekked through mountains and deserts, and invented wings for flight. We have gone underground—into mines, caves, and now into space itself! Exploration is embedded in our DNA. We seek opportunities to seeContinue reading “We Shall Not Cease From Exploration”
Ampersand by Ricky Alvarez
“Life is nothing without friendship.” Marcus Tullius Cicero I often use the ampersand in my writing, but I never thought to consider the origin of this symbol, until I encountered Ricky Alvarez’s sculpture, Ampersand. The ampersand (&) is an ancient symbol that can be traced back to the 1st century A.D., to Marcus Tullius CiceroContinue reading “Ampersand by Ricky Alvarez”
Lady Budd 