Skateboard & art = Skart

I was almost out of Graffiti Alley..

.. when I noticed these small bits of art.

Faces over abstract, on what appeared to be the toe end of skateboards,

were screwed to poles and posts.

It was in the Grarten! Graffiti & Art & Garden = Grarten.

Love it in the Grarten, where art grows like wild flowers, so I went back and found more.

The Silver Lining

Clad in dirty shoes and shorts
his face streaked with dirt,
he swoops past like a bird in flight
thrilled with disaster to flirt.
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Like nothing you’ve ever seen before
the skateboard on which he rides,
a platform piled high with recyclables
no one his wild recklessness chides.
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A pair of dark eyes, wild and bright
glow beneath his unkempt crop,
he takes a sharp corner rather wide
there is no-one to make him stop.
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We find our pleasures in different ways
it’s human nature to laugh and enjoy,
he’s found a way to make the most of life
treating his load like a favourite toy.

                            Roberta Eton Cheadle

Robbie, who wrote The Silver Lining is a fabulous writer, artist and photographer.

You can skateboard virtually to either of her 2 blog sites. ROBBIE’S INSPIRATION

OR ROBERTA WRITES

Some of the pieces had a cool red and white sticker on them.

I saved my fave piece for last. It was the only face on what looked like a … breadboard?

Now, I think- the heel end of a skateboard?

Pics taken by Resa – September 17, 2024

Toronto, Canada

The Artist: Chris Dyer