Lily S. May–Life with Art
Monday was a gorgeous day in Toronto--sunny and in the 20s. An appointment took me near Spadina House, an historical house and grounds in mid town Toronto. I realized it would be a lovely day to go see the gardens and grounds before heading home. The scillas outside the garden walls were a sea of intense blue… Continue reading Spring at Spadina House
I took this photo at a friend's place. I liked the reflections of sky in the glass that reminded me of water. There's an ambiguous air to the scene as though various elements or realms are merging.
After a dusting of early spring snow, the faint tracks of dogs and larger ones of their companion walkers form patterns in the yard below.
I'm gradually getting myself up and working after necessary but ear-splitting noise from reconstruction at the building I live in. So, for fun I'm posting these two shots of a modular origami model I made a few years ago that was accidentally crushed in a briefcase recently. I thought it had a certain appeal even in… Continue reading What Becomes of Old Origami Models
Here's what I originally wrote in this post: Several years ago, I had a dream that made a great impression on me. In it, I was at a retreat in the countryside on a grassy lawn with a forest at its edge. There I heard about a course being offered called The Care of Latent Kittens. I… Continue reading The Change in Our Fortunes–Massively Edited
From Mirrors of the Heart Card Deck. © 1994 Lily S. May
On Wednesday it went up to 15 degrees C in Toronto. (Was this climate change or the El Nino effect?) Whatever the cause, it was a perfect day to be in an urban nature setting. So I went to the Brickworks in late afternoon for a walk among the trees, dried wildflowers and grasses by the ponds.… Continue reading Spring in Winter
Still on the tree theme, here's a photograph I took today in Kew Beach Park in the Beach, Toronto. I was first drawn to the shapes formed by the overlapping branches of the central tree and the one to its left. Like diamonds forming or coming apart. These trees are some of my favourites and may be cypress… Continue reading Seen in Kew Beach Park
Here's a woodcut I made in 1973 from 2 planks of pine. I loved the knots and wood grain and made them part of the print. The image draws, once again, on my love of trees.
In the 1970s, I visited The Virgin Islands several times to see my parents who had moved there. Trees have always given me great solace and joy. There was an enormous kapok tree on the island. I loved that tree and used to go see it and photograph it whenever I travelled there. I often walked between… Continue reading Kapok Tree at Cinnamon Bay
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