What? Bleu is French. Koala is English.
Yes, and Canada has 2 official languages, French & English.
What’s your point?
My point is that during “Kids’ Month” we should educate!
Yowzer! Did you know even grumpy Koalas love “Kids’ Month”! Okay, as a grumpy Koala, I want to say, stay tuned for “Kids’ Month”!
Pics taken by Resa – February 2017
Toronto, Canada
Two of the Artists: Shalak & Smoky = ♡ Clandestinos
It is my glory to have received a guest submission from the artist, Mike Johnston.
The first 6 pieces of art shown in this article were all painted during the summer of 2016 in Winnipeg.
I asked Mike to tell me a bit about himself.
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I, for one, am thrilled Mike has come out of hibernation. His work is eye-catching, totally gorgeous and the details are mesmerizing.
I asked Mike about this very interesting work of art, shown in the above photo, and next 2 shots.
Artist: Mike Johnston – Photo © Mike Johnston
Mike: “The mural with the panels was a painting i put up at a recent art show. The blank spaces are the paintings that came from the installation.”
I love it!
The following shots are some earlier examples of Mike’s work.
You can visit Mike on his Website www.murdersnest.com .. where, if you’re in need of some gorgeous art on your building or on your body, he has a Contact Page.
Below, is Lester. This was one of the very first pieces of Street Art I ever encountered in Winnipeg. However, Lester was seriously obscured by industrial trash bins. Two years later, I returned, only to find a good portion of this amazing work had eroded due to the harsh Winnipeg Winters.
Mike, thank you for this pic!
All art in this post is by Mike Johnston.
All photos are © Mike Johnston & all rights are reserved.
You can also see Mike’s Art On FaceBook
Mike is also represented in The Murals of Winnipeg Just use the search engine to find him.
These Eyes & Body Sugar are 2 previous posts on GLaM that show early bits of Mike’s work.
Mike, thank you x a million for your wonderful art, and for allowing me this feature on my blog. I am honored.
⭐ ❤ ⭐
From my spring 2014 visit to Winnipeg…
… are these butterflies painted on a heavily stuccoed building.
To me, they are a reprieve from the cold and snow.
Pics taken by Resa – April, 2014
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Artist: Tiff Seymour
On January 28, 1914, Nellie McClung starred as Manitoba’s suspender snapping and cigar smoking Premier, in a mock parliament at the Walker Theater in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
This is Post two of “Nellie week” presented by Christy Birmingham of When Women Inspire & I.
The previous day, January 27, 1914, Nellie and many women of the Political Equality League met with Premier Roblin and the legislative body to request the vote for women.
Premier Roblin condescended. He said, “I believe woman suffrage would break up the home and send women to mix up in political meetings.”
This prompted a guerilla “mock parliament” wherein women had the vote, but not men. It was added to that night’s showing of How They Won The Vote“, a play originally produced in London. It was adapted to fit Winnipeg in 1914.
Vis-a-vis this amazing mural in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Christy and I take a look at the mock parliament that changed women’s voting rights of yesterday into women’s voting rights of today, in Canada.
It featured: Nellie as a female Premier Roblin, and her daughter Florence, as a parliamentary page. As well, it showcased 2 other mother and daughter pairs.
There was Harriet Walker (Minister of Public Works) and her daughter Ruth (a parliamentary page). I am not sure which image is Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Francis Graham, below, portrayed Speaker of the House. Her daughter, Miss Alma Graham, was a Clerk.
The following text does not necessarily reflect the ensuing photographs. Dr. Mary Crawford played the Minister of Health and Education…
… Miss Kenneth Haig { Attorney General), Mrs. Lipsett-Skinner (Minister of Agriculture), Miss Francis Beynon (Leader of the Opposition) and Dorothy Milne.
Mrs. Lipsett-Skinner, pleasantly satirical, rejected a bill introducing labor-saving devices. The thought was, if men had spare time on their hands, they could start educating themselves. Next thing, they’d be petitioning for the vote.
Many men were in support of the Suffrage movement, and took part in the play. A delegation of men, headed by R.C. Skinner, came seeking suffrage privileges for the male sex. They had a slogan “We have the brains. Why not let us vote?”
To read the transcripts of the awesome “Winnipeg Free Press” review of that hilarious and historic night’s play about a mock parliament published on January 29, 1914 go to:
The Nellie McClung Foundation – Primary Sources Page – “Women Score in Drama and Debate” (4th article down) Apologies for the indirect link.
In the CBC archives from 1974 , is a video narrated by Beatrice Brighton who as a young girl attended “A Woman’s Pariament” with her mother. This is definitely worth a watch!
The third and final installment of “Nellie Week” will be posted on When Women Inspire in 2 days, on December 16.
Pics taken by Resa – October 30 , 2016
The Artist: Mandy van Leeuwen
⭐ Special thanks to: Jen Mosienko, Sari Habiluk & Sharon Jonson ⭐
The Nellie McClung Foundation supports and celebrates equal rights for all human beings, regardless of sex, race or creed.
This mural at 560 Sargent Avenue is to celebrate 100 years of women voting in Manitoba
It is sponsored by: Crestview Pharmacy, Cindy Gilroy, Province of Manitoba/Sports, Culture & Heritage, Winnipeg Building and Decorating, University of Winnipeg, North American Lumber, West End BIZ, Nellie McLung Foundation, Take Pride Winnipeg, and Winnipeg Foundation
My Funny Afterthoughts
Women had bigger and better hats than men. No wonder men were threatened. (Wink!)
So many issues! It’s a wonder men ever got the vote! (Wink!)
100 years later, women still do not have pay equity to men, in Canada! (No wink)
Lastly, if you love poetry and stories visit Christy on her other blog Poetic Parfait
I did not pose for this painting, but it’s what I look like.
It all started on the side of a corrugated shipping container that Sherrie found in Winnipeg.
Then it spread out over the land of the midnight sun.
The blowup of the shot below is gorgeous!
⭐ Now winter is here. ⭐
Pics take by Resa – October 25.2016
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Artist: Cash Akoza
Top hats are very classy. Je les adore!
Here is the toque, a Canadian top hat.
This artist has a flair painting hats!
I present the second half of this mural right to left. It will meet up in the center with the previous post, which was presented left to right.
Bowlers, boaters, fedoras…
…and more adorn the men’s hats shelves behind the window.
Here we are back in the center window!
Fascinated? I know I am.
The Artist: Danielle Trudeau
It’s worth clicking on the pic to see what she did!
This hat shoppe’s windows are from Winnipeg’s twilight zone.
They can take you back in time.
The artist’s style of capturing the period mood is delightful.
I shot each and every hat.
I shot each and every window.
Then, there is the real challenge of capturing it as a whole,
…as it quite a long and remarkable mural.
It’s so interesting that the artist included a tricorn hat.
I see pilgrim and pyramid hats!
I’ll show you the rest in the next post!
The Artist: Danielle Trudeau
It’s worth clicking on the pic to see what she did!
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