creative forces

Blog # 40…December 2014

T'is the season to be thoughtful and kind, eat everything you deny yourself the rest of the year…and take some time to appreciate interesting things as you move through the holiday rush - they’re not always where you’re expecting to find them either.

Pop-ups are popular and more and more murals are appearing on walls and fences, disguising city utility boxes, often reflecting the neighbourhood past or present and making us smile as we hippety hop to the barber shop or trudge home from work. 

On the north side of Bloor Street, opposite Varsity Stadium - a cheeky reference to the Royal Conservatory of Music on the opposite side.

                                                                                                        

Toronto as it looked in 1943  on the cover of a city function box on
Charles Street between Church and Yonge.  

                                 

                            



Words to live by in this stretch of Jane Street north of St Clair

The King of money and mufflers whizzes by as the subway approaches the Keele station.

And this is just a glorious fantasy of colour, no particular message - just to enjoy, make what you want of it.

This is a very Toronto-centric piece - I'm making a collection of outside art from other places too, so if you see something you like in your corner, send it along.
Great pics from Norm Nicholls, thanks Norm, and happy holiday wishes to you all, back in January