I found stone roses. I thought of Holly – House of Heart
They are on the same wall where I found “A Long Stemmed Rose for Holly.
The rose must have spilled seeds.
The seeds of love scattered,
and have grown on,
into a Stone Rose garden.
Like Holly’s poems, it’s lush and inviting.
It’s a beautiful happening!
The roses grow right out of the cement curb.
I wonder what will be here next time I pass by?
Pics taken by Resa – June 20, 2022
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
“The rose, a poem of nature” – Aunt Rose Comfort in Baby Doll by: Tennessee Williams
If the rose is a poem of nature, then Holly – House of Heart poems are naturally roses.
One day I found a single long stemmed rose taped to a wall.
I got excited, because I know giving someone a single rose holds meaning. I thought of Holly right away, because of her poetry, and all the fun we’ve had together.
Velvet Tango is an Art Gown I dedicated to Holly. The image of lovers doing the Tango, one with a rose in their mouth, was part of the inspiration for this Art Gown.
I made the gown black for its drama, and decorated it with red lace roses. Here’s a slideshow with more pics of this romantic & dynamic Art Gown!
Then came drawing the characters based on Holly, that we made up together.
It began with Boogapony Holly, a GoGo Dancer who “Ponies on down” in front of alley art. Then Princess Blue Holly, Rene Rosso & AGM Holly.
Above is RR in a net and roses gown. Below is a slideshow with a mere smattering of all the drawings of Holly characters I’ve had so much fun with.
Cool enough, all this drawing has lead to more characters and more drawing. I’ve even made some $$$ with my new found ability.
Thanks Holly!
Pics of the rose taken by Resa – June 22, 2021
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
This beauty decorates a restaurant on Harboard St. near Spadina.
I’m smitten.
Pics taken by Resa, July 24, 2016
Toronto, Canada
Artist Unknown (At this point.. will update)
Seemingly painted in 1996, the artist Ryan Dineen has kept this mural in lovely condition.
Located in Cabbagetown, the mural has been well documented in its many years of life.
The cabbages look like big, fat green roses to me. The apple temptation, well, what do you think?
Pics taken by Resa, on May 2o , 2014
Toronto, Canada
In the beautiful, inspiring and fun Ossington alley running North from Queen West, every garage door, space in between and back of the building is painted.
I start with the IPhone panorama shot, rose centered, to minimize the effect of a giant red tag on the gorgeous rose.The Stag garage is on the rose’s left as you look at your screen.
This shot looks South to Queen W. Behind me, the miles of painted alleys run all the way to Bloor Street.
Yes, there are a lot of tags. In the summer, many artists will return to touch up their tagged pieces.
I searched what to call a male deer. It said “Buck” for North America, and “Stag” for Europe, especially when referring to the Red Deer.
Amy Pinkrose popped into my mind when I saw the rose. Her flowers are beauties that spring from the dark earth. This rose is a flower that has sprung forth from the dark grey of dirt and garbage in a very urban alley.
Pic taken by Resa, on May 9, 2014
Toronto, Canada
Lousy taggers scribblers with no street cred, respect or chops have all but completely ruined this charming mural .
In the few weeks since I spotted it, all but 2 of the roses have been scribbled over. A credible tagger would tag around, beside or near the art, but not in the center’s of the mural’s focal pieces.
It’s a charming piece, and I have captured it the best I can without breaking your hearts the way mine was broken when I returned to photograph it.
I would have loved to include the steaming teapot, but again…..
“Scurvy knave!” – (Juliette’s Nurse)
Pics taken by Resa, on March 28, 2014
Toronto, Canada
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