The beautiful Emily Honneger and Geneviève Gagné invited me to come hang out during the practice run of the dance production Hit The Deck. A mix of many dance styles. A great production and visually stimulating. Strongly recommended!
On October 6th 2023 in Windsor Ontario during Free for All Walls… I went down with a heart attack all while I was painting a Mural. After 6 weeks of recovery with many ups and downs both physically and mentally. I pulled myself together, made a deal with myself that life on the other side of this episode can only get better. My goal: come back better and stronger. Allowing everything to take its time and leaving myself open to continue exploring my creativity. Yesterday for the first time since Windsor I painted a Mural. With the amazing help from the best team mate, friends and talented hand @jshantzart Jeremy I can’t thank you enough for giving me the confidence to jump back on the horse. Push my style even further and continually being a positive and understanding human. Your the best.
The final chapter of a 10 years stretch @muralfestival Best team exit! A paint jam in the Mural Festival alley. Thanks to @gavlois_ @501_plus_165 and my right hand for many years in production of this festival @smittybacalley . I leave with many memories and life long experiences, lifetime friendships. But as they say all things must come to an end. This paint jam took place in the classic Mural alley behind the TD bank on Prince Arthur/ St Laurent. Paint over a couple of days in between heavy production.
Themed on suicide prevention this mural is produced with the help of « les Courag_eux » a group of men aged 25 and up who participated in a prevention workshop . This workshop is the ground work for the values used to build the imagery of this Mural. The Blue Jay symbolises communication, confidence & resilience. The hand is filled with the topics and values exchanged in our workshop. The sun is for getting to the next sunrise, the next day. Include in this mural is a library of suicide prevention references framed above the blue jay. Let’s take out the taboo & Let’s Talk