August 7, 2020
by Lindsay
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I’ve had the great honour of being a part of Word On The Street for the last few years and it is a highlight of my every year, and I’m so excited to be part of this year’s virtual festival … Continue reading
September 17, 2018
by Lindsay
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I’ve spent the last week at Annette St. Library asking people to write love letters to one of my very favourite neighbourhoods in the city, The Junction. We had SO MUCH FUN! (The clear winner has been ice cream in … Continue reading
May 15, 2017
by Lindsay
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L.A.’s Aero Movie Theatre: It opened before the WWII (showing continuous 24-hour movie theatre for aircraft workers!) and is still lighting up the neighbourhood with its pink and green fluorescent marquee. The vintage movies, make it the best spot for … Continue reading
April 19, 2017
by Lindsay
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Have you looked at a twirly wire display of the postcards for your city recently? They all are the same: the skyline with a setting sun, the skyline with mid-day sun, an iconic building, a famous statue (Hello, Statue of … Continue reading
March 26, 2017
by Lindsay
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Green is just starting to reappear here, tiny tips poking through the occasional morning frost, making their appearance through the oak leaves we forgot to clean up last fall. There is one lone yellow crocus in the backyard that is … Continue reading
January 29, 2017
by Lindsay
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Such exciting news in this grey, grey January – I’ve received funding from the Ontario Arts Council to bring my city-based Love Lettering Project-inspired writing workshops to Parkdale Library this fall! I’m so excited! There will be a few drop-in … Continue reading
June 21, 2016
by Lindsay
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Last fall, I got to chat with a writer named Melody Warnick. She was interviewing me for CityLab, but 30 seconds into the interview, it didn’t feel like an interview at all. We talked about city building and placemaking and … Continue reading
May 7, 2016
by Lindsay
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Learning what 10-year-olds love about their neighbourhoods never ceases to inspire me. In my residency as an artist mentor through tdsbCREATES, I’ve asked my students at Broadacres to write love letters to the school, and then their neighbourhoods and hide them for … Continue reading
November 23, 2015
by Lindsay
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The Love Lettering Project might be one of my very favourite things to talk about. And talking about it with Melody Warnick from The Atlantic’s CityLab filled my heart to the brim. What an honour! Read the article here!