FISHEYE: Broken dreams
Abandoned like a dropped turnip in the window of a wedding dress store on 97th Street, this display takes the idea of giving away your hand in marriage a little too severely. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out […]
FISHEYE: Taking away the moments that make up a dull day
This handless clock on the downtown post office is a great example of unintended, beautiful public art. Because it reminds us of time, but doesn’t limit us by it, and we can just appreciate the metal sculpture for its beauty. What does a clock with no hands tell us? To take it easy, for starters. […]
FISHEYE: Holy frosty spring, Robin!
This is not the first robin of spring, but it’s a fairly classic symbol of our freedom from the tyranny of winter. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of the city.
FISHEYE: Egg-cellent question
Why are these pink eggs on sale at Lucky 97 in Chinatown? Was it some sort of Easter thing? Cultural? Sometimes a mystery is more fun than finding out, so we’ll let you decide. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in […]
FISHEYE: Birds and the birds and the bees
Another bird you might be familiar with is the white-breasted nuthatch. Nature’s one-way signs, this little goober and its mate were looking for a nice spot to do things bees also do. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out […]
FISHEYE: Spring fling
Where do your emotions come from? Is the answer cedar waxwings? If so, then you might be having emotions again, for they are again busy stealing our leftover mountain ash berries before zipping off elsewhere. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life […]
FISHEYE: Whyte on fire
Water pools on the corner of Whyte and 99th during a fire which consumed business early this morning. The Empress Ale House and the laundromat on the corner escaped the blaze, though the scent of smoke is unavoidable. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir […]
FISHEYE: Aztec camera
This is city hall’s tall staircase up to council chambers, under one of our glass pyramids. I often fantasize we would take the Egyptian thing all the way in this city of pyramids – statues of Ra and Anubis in public squares, for instance, not to mention interring our dead leaders for thousands of years […]
PUBLIC ART: There’s a cool new ‘thing’ in Edmonton
There is by definition almost no art more accessible than public art – and with absolutely no exaggeration Edmonton is doing its absolute best to become one of the country’s renowned public art cities. Whatever your favourite open-air installation might be, from the Gretzky statue to the astrology mosaic circling the old Queen Elizabeth Planetarium […]
FISHEYE: Fading memories
In desperate need of a major touch-up, the Plainsman Apartments mural on 108 street north of 107 Avenue is nonetheless one of the iconic pieces of public art in the city. Our regular photo of the day (potd) feature from Fish Griwkowsky is a visual diary and memoir of his life in and out of […]
