Gladstone Grow-Op 2016

The Gladstone Grow-Op is an annual exhibition featuring contemporary artworks with a focus on landscape and urbanism. Local artists, designers, and landscape architects are encouraged to submit works that "cultivate curiousity" and explore the dichotomy of the natural environment and urbanized landscape in our world today.

Some of my favourite works from this year's exhibit were Little Pharm by Kara Stone, a project in which the artist reused her anti-depressant bottles to grow different plants and see which flourished (an apt metaphor); and All Night Blossoms Fell by Wabi-Sabi Collective, a beautiful installation of unfinished paper flowers caught in time as they fall to the floor.

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Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
M6J 1J6

Moments no. 5

The past few days have been so cold it's hard to believe we're almost three weeks into Spring. Despite this temperamental weather so typical to Toronto winters, I've been trying to make the best of it by forcing myself out of the apartment and exploring what the city has to offer.

Some high points include: a post Star Wars seafood feast at the Captain's Boil; coffee break at the trendy Sorry Coffee Co. in Yorkville (I love Ben Johnston's typography); a "Down-town Abbey" New Year's Eve bash at the Gladstone Hotel; seeking out new design trends at IDS 2016; checking out some amazing bars and restaurants like Cocina Economica, i'll be seeing you, Böehmer, Hawker Bar, and Thoroughbred; the opening of Zara at Scarborough Town Centre (so happy!); the highly acclaimed Outsiders: American Photography and Film exhibit at the AGO; and finally finishing a photo book for my parents of personal photographs from our travels around the world (Pikto's quality and craftsmanship are unrivaled). Looking forward to Summer 2016!

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