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1500 Posts Gala

On By ResaIn Boogapony Holly, GALA226 Comments

Welcome blogivision viewers to GLAM’s 1500th post! It’s a G0-Go Gala & I’m MC Boogapony Holly.!

Tonight’s theme is GLAM’s tagline, “Luxuriating in the Arts”. You will be treated to poetry, music, dancing, painting, comedy, graffiti and lots of cool fashion, as I work my way through costume changes.

My fab outfit above is inspired by the poem below, which in turn was inspired by a different outfit. That said outfit was inspired by a fusion of 2 groovy personalities. One was real, and the other imagined. Try and guess the answer to this riddle! Outfit, more clues & answer are at the end!

Okay! Time to liven things up! Time to“Pony On Down” Graffiti Alley to the vintage harmonies of “The Beach Boys”!

That was exhilarating and exhausting. Good thing I have this stunning Graffiti Lux art wall that looks like stained glass to lean on. Which brings us to the art part of our show.

Below is a mural, rendered in a realism style, of Charlie Chaplin and a vaudeville company in 1914. Charlie stayed at the now decrepit hotel it is painted on. Learn more about this mural on a podcast featuring moi, on Tea Toast and Trivia!

However, art has been created in many styles over time. Right now I’m thinking of the successful artist of the 60’s, Andy Warhol. He began the Pop Art movement. Crazy what he did with soup cans.

Not to be forgotten is Op Art. However, to be totally original, I’m starting the Oops Art Movement, as imagined above!

 Now, for the first time on any stage anywhere, to present GLAM’s commemorative gift to all of you, is my kid sister. Take it away Boogalu LuLu!

So, umm, like before I tell you what the gift is, I got this song to play for you. Don’t let the treacle voice of 26 year old Bella Poarch fool you! The  message is killer.

Okay, so like, you’re all getting a free Boogapony Holly Paper Doll download. Don’t worry, the paper doll won’t kill you! Although you might get a paper cut, so there is that.

Click on cover to view &/or download

 ….. And thank you Boogalu LuLu! That was … a song!

Now it’s time for more clues and the  RIDDLE ANSWER!

Here I am in the originally inspired fusion outfit, that inspired Holly’s poem. Take a good look! There’s 2 personalities in the styling.

More Clues – can you guess who the 2 personalities are?

Before the curtain closes on GLAM’s Go-Go Gala, I’m going to Go-Go my way through some surrealistic art to the sounds of  Corey Hart singing.

Thank you all for being here to help me celebrate, dear friends! Now, I leave you with a parting question and a final fashion tip:

QUESTION

If a multitude of graffiti tags are all piled upon each other in 1 spot, does that create a work of art in its own right?

FASHION TIP

Go-Go Boots go with everything!

Boogapony Holly character © Resa McConaghy & Holly Rene Hunter – Since January, 2018

Drawings © Resa McConaghy

“Flower Girls” – poetry © Holly Rene Hunter

Music selections by Holly Rene Hunter

Charlie Chaplin mural by Mandy van Leeuwen & Jennifer Johnson

Cockadoodledoodler

On By ResaIn Garage Doors

I think this is a Portuguese Rooster.

We have lots of variations of these roosters in Toronto, and they are all gorgeous.

The background looks like a vintage dinner plate design.

This stencil art is on a garage door.

This is my 1499th post. I hope you’ll all join me on Sunday, when GLAM presents its 1500th Go-Go Gala.

Pics taken by Resa – 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

Mr. Rapscallion

On By ResaIn Kensington Market96 Comments

Toronto is reputedly the Raccoon Capital of the world.

True, there is the issue of when they get into your attic, and set up housekeeping. They can chew wires and destroy structure. They can carry rabies and disease dangerous to humans.

Still, they are crazy cute (especially the young ones). Okay, they eat your garbage, but isn’t that better than land fill?

I found this little muffin head bandit in Kensington Market. He was trying to get across to another trash bin. There were a gathering of people watching. You’d think they never seen a wild urban animal before. City folk!

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I shot this on a different day. I love how the lighting brought out the blue.

Pics taken by Resa – May 23 & July 3 & September 10, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artist: (The Half Decent)

Cameron House

On By ResaIn Street Art93 Comments

The Cameron House was built in 1880.

In 1895, the structure became the “John Burns Hotel.”

 In 1896, it became the “Cameron House”.

In the early 1920’s it became a working hotel.

In 1981 it became a venue/hotel for the bohemian arts crowd featuring music, performance, and visual art.

It remains so to this day.

The music venue holds about 60 people.

Pics taken by Resa – September 11, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artist: