Lily S. May–Life with Art
I am working on another felt appliqué. In the meantime, here’s two photos I took in May at Evergreen Brickworks. I loved that the clouds and blossoms mirrored each other that day and that the red-winged blackbird stopped long enough to be in the first photo. The Brickworks is a reclaimed brick factory and quarry… Continue reading One Day in May
Toronto--January 7, 2020
I've been ill, but am returning to general life--including blog land! Here's a view from the couch where I was resting and gathering strength.
I was in Montreal, Quebec last week where one day we went to the McCord Museum that we had not been to before. One of the exhibits at the Museum was the Polaroid Project showing work by many artists. Later, when I was in the gift shop, I saw that the Museum was lending Polaroid… Continue reading Polaroids in Montreal
I'm designing a small print to submit to an International Print Exchange in the UK. While I'm working on it, I've decided to post some photos I took in Florence and Venice last September that I had intended to post this past autumn. In Florence, scooters and religion meet on a small street: The amazing… Continue reading Italy in September
Today I went to the student climate strike in downtown Toronto to show my support for the students and for all those seeking meaningful climate action now. So this is not one of my usual art posts. But, then, none of us creates art in a vacuum. It was a grey drizzly day in Toronto… Continue reading At the Student Climate Strike in Toronto
In December, I saw a tree near the Allan Gardens Conservatory in Toronto in full sun. I believe the tree is a sycamore or plane tree. With the sun full on it, the tree appeared to give off light. Here's one of the photos I took of it. In December, I also received a surprise… Continue reading This and That
I've been carving 4 block prints that I'll be entering into a show in Toronto. When they're done, I'll post them here. But, in the meantime, here's a photo I took on December 28th while on the streetcar. There was an unusual occurrence--the sun came out after a generally very grey autumn and early winter! Happy… Continue reading The Sun The Sun
Here's one of my favourite photos from my trip to Italy and certainly of my time in Florence. The Ponte Vecchio means the Old Bridge and it is lined with shops selling gold jewellery. But there is a spot on each side of the bridge that is open to the river Arno. There, in mid… Continue reading From the Ponte Vecchio
I haven’t known where to begin writing and posting photos about my recent trip to Italy. So I’ve decided to start in Rome where my husband and I started out in September. We visited some of the big sites, sacred and profane: the Sistine Chapel where I got to see the incredible frescos of Michelangelo… Continue reading In Rome
Arts of May 