The Red Rocket Retires

Sherrie called her Bessie, & she was the sweetest red Tiburon, ever!

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Others called her Cherry Bomb & Ruby Red, but when it was time for Sherrie & I to go out muralling, she was the “Red Rocket”.

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Bessie saw more street art & murals in a few years than most humans see in a lifetime.

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One of her tires took a massive nail for us on an early mural hunt.

Artist(s): Rodrigo Pradel, Brian Gasenzer (all unsigned)

Sherrie often stole pics of me at work in the Rocket’s rear view mirror.

Photo © Sherrie Yager
Photo © Sherrie Yager

We surely miss her! Thank you, Bessie!

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All but 1 Pic taken by Resa 2012 -2014

Winnipeg, Manitoba

 

A Ukrainian or Polish Wedding?

Painted in 1999, this mural is at 303 Selkirk Avenue.

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Artist: Richard Manoakeesick

I’m a tiny bit Polish heritage, and this looks Polish to me.

Artist: Richard Manoakeesick
Artist: Richard Manoakeesick

 A beautiful bride & groom…..

Artist: Richard Manoakeesick
Artist: Richard Manoakeesick

…reflected in a truck!

Artist: Richard Manoakeesick
Artist: Richard Manoakeesick
Artist: Richard Manoakeesick
Artist: Richard Manoakeesick

This could be Ukrainian.

Artist: Richard Manoakeesick

Artist: Richard Manoakeesick

I want to be corrected, should anyone know the particulars!

Artist: Richard Manoakeesick

Artist: Richard Manoakeesick
Artist: Richard Manoakeesick

Shots taken by Resa, on October 27, 2014

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Murals of Winnipeg

Versions Of The Self

Christy Birmingham’s  new book of poems is one of the best you will ever read.

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Through what I see as 8 versions of her self, Christy reveals 8 versions of my self.

Artist: Unknown
Artist: Unknown

Yes, her metaphors are cunning, and her near rhymes, feet & other poetic abilities are alluring,

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  However, it is her ability to stay focused on the self that make these poems very special & simply personally meaningful.

Artist: Tiff Seymour
Artist: Tiff Seymour

Read “Versions Of The Self” & be wiser, as you will discover in Future Selves.

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BTW, the concept of “Versions” itself, is poetry! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

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Pics (not the book cover) taken by Resa – 2014

Don’t miss out on”Versions Of The Self” available in hard copy on Create Space

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OR: in KINDLE from Amazon

Pathways to Illumination

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is available at the Redmund Productions Book Store.

Also, check out  Christy’s blogs Poetic Parfait & When Women Inspire

Communication Nation

Winnipeg’s MURAL OF THE YEAR 2014

Artist(s): Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen

This mural tracks communications from the dial phone until today.

Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen

Pay phones are almost vanished from our city-scapes.

Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen

  421 Burrows Avenue

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I ‘m in luv with the purple tree.

Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen

The building, which shows the mural on 2 sides, has an architectural zig-zag. Here’s side 1.

Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen

 Side 2

Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen

Pics taken by: Resa – October 27, 2014

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Murals of Winnipeg

Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen
Artist: Annie Bergen

City of Amps

This mural is a tribute to Gar Gillies, inventor of the Garnet Amplifier.

Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson

Gars was a Winnipeg West Ender,

Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson

Famous bands, including the legendary “Guess Who”, used his equipment.

Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson

Pics taken by: Resa  – October 9, 2012

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Murals of Winnipeg


Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson
Artists: Mandy van Leeuwen, Jennifer Johnson