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”
Category Archives: Around Vancouver
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”
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden Every spring, I read passages from Walden by Henry David Thoreau fromContinue reading “Walden by Henry David Thoreau”
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”
Give Peace a Chance
“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.”Yoko Ono It was the year 1969 when Canada welcomed John Lennon and Yoko Ono. As icons of the peace movement, John and Yoko were at the height of their popularity.Continue reading “Give Peace a Chance”
Lady Budd 